Do I really need a optical digital cord? - Blu-ray Forum

fondoo · 06-24-2008, 05:16 PM

I own a 50" samsung HPT-5064 plasma, sony STR-k990 5.1 a/v receiver, samsung BD-p1500 blu-ray player, and a samsung DVD-ar650 DVR. I'm trying to hook it all up to my receiver. Do I really need a digitial optical cord?

Please look at my Sony STR-k990 setup manual.

http://home.rochester.rr.com/ducksauce/Clipboard01.jpg

WickyWoo · 06-24-2008, 06:30 PM

Hard to tell from the manual. I don't know if it accepts PCM input or not over HDMI. Try it and see is the best suggestion by just plugging in the HDMI

un4gvn94538 · 06-24-2008, 06:55 PM

you receiver is part of a htib package. from what i can read, yes you need the optical cable.

http://www.sonystyle.com/wcsstore/So...f/HTDDW990.pdf

pg.21

Driver_King · 06-24-2008, 08:18 PM

If you use HDMI from your Blu-ray player to your reciever, you will only get audio from the TV (it's HDMI Pass-through). You need to use an optical cable so you'll get lossy DD and DTS from it.

06-24-2008, 05:16 PM	#1
fondoo Junior Member Member since:Jun 2008	Do I really need a optical digital cord? I own a 50" samsung HPT-5064 plasma, sony STR-k990 5.1 a/v receiver, samsung BD-p1500 blu-ray player, and a samsung DVD-ar650 DVR. I'm trying to hook it all up to my receiver. Do I really need a digitial optical cord? Please look at my Sony STR-k990 setup manual. http://home.rochester.rr.com/ducksauce/Clipboard01.jpg

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06-24-2008, 06:30 PM	#2
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Hard to tell from the manual. I don't know if it accepts PCM input or not over HDMI. Try it and see is the best suggestion by just plugging in the HDMI

06-24-2008, 06:55 PM	#3
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:141 Blu-ray collection:809 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1492 Trading Score:277	you receiver is part of a htib package. from what i can read, yes you need the optical cable. http://www.sonystyle.com/wcsstore/So...f/HTDDW990.pdf pg.21

06-24-2008, 08:18 PM	#4
Driver_King Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay, Florida Home Theater Gallery:96 Blu-ray collection:28 Trading Score:10	If you use HDMI from your Blu-ray player to your reciever, you will only get audio from the TV (it's HDMI Pass-through). You need to use an optical cable so you'll get lossy DD and DTS from it.

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