Ratatouille, why DD 5.1 sounds better PCM 5.1?

[GotToyota?]

Originally Posted by jd13

Toslink, aka digital optical, cannot handle next generation sound streams. It sounds loud and cool because your receiver is matrixing a 2.0 channel PCM. You should leave it on bitstream and always choose the legacy, DD 5.1, DTS, DD EX, soundtracks to get the best sound from your movie.

So basically I cannot [functionally] use the uncompressed audio track unless I'm sending the audio via HDMI?

Seems like I'm almost wasting my money on BD since I won't be able to take advantage of the uncompressed audio tracks.

-Matt

[jd13]

Originally Posted by mikenike

Dolby TrueHD does not have a "core" track, only DTS-HD MA. When you choose a TrueHD track, but bitstream it, the PS3 will play a separate legacy track.

Thanks for clearing that up. I am sorry that I misspoke on the actual term. To some, core or legacy mean nothing, but to me...I appreciate the correct terminology.

[jd13]

Originally Posted by saprano

yea thats what i was talking about, you only have change settings when the sound format is in trueHD or any other track that requier's decoding. but if the movie is in uncompressed pcm you wont have to change anything because their's nothing to decode, its raw data.

Thanks. Sorry that I read something else into your original comment. We are saying the same thing, you are pronouncing it To MAY TO and I am pronouncing it TO Ma TO.

[jd13]

Originally Posted by GotToyota?

So basically I cannot [functionally] use the uncompressed audio track unless I'm sending the audio via HDMI?

Seems like I'm almost wasting my money on BD since I won't be able to take advantage of the uncompressed audio tracks.

-Matt

If you do not currently have a receiver that accepts HDMI, then you are not getting the full sound quality you could get, but BD is never a waste of money ...you take that back...you hear.

Check out the Onkyo 605. really good bang for the buck.