Will this output 7.1 audio from Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio?
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In theory, it should. However, only via HDMI as the optical interface would not allow more than 5.1 compressed audio
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DA21 only support PCM audio input. Will not work with Dolby audio signal. Most of movies and blurays use dobly audio and not PCM.
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Optical 5.1 audio is limited to legacy Dolby Digital and DTS audio formats. Connecting via 5.1 analog will allow you to hear the lossless Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio. You receiver doesn't decode these formats, so with this setup, the Onkyo is decoding the audio and sending it to you receiver via analog 5.1.
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It will decode Dolby Digital 5.1 and down-mix it to 2.1. It will not decode DTS.
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I had a similar problem on my Xbox 360 through HDMI. The trick that worked for me was to set the AUDIO OUT under the HDMI settings in the receiver menu to AMP. It was set to AMP/TV and for some reason that doesn't allow for DTS or Dolby Digital. Good luck!
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I gurantee that the 606 will show Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA if you do it correctly, play with it for a while till it works. I just finished watching Rambo (2008) in DTS-HD MA. I don't know about PS3 so it might have different menu from stand-alone BD player like S-350 and S-550.PS: click my name/profile to see the TrueHD picture lit on the onkyo 606 !
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From the user manual: "1.1 Features 1. Convert DTS/AC3 source digital audio to analog 2.0 ch stereo audio output" -- The device does this quite well, although I did have to trim back the sampling rate of the optical output on my computer a bit to avoid some distortion. However it sounds like this is not what you are looking for. What you want would be probably be a true decoder, which means plenty of $$$$
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Use HDMI into your receiver and it will drive 7.1 speakers with no problems, assuming that your video is encoded for 7.1 sound.
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If I recall correctly, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are only available when connecting via HDMI, is that what you are using? Edit: Saw your later post. I believe you will need to contact your cable company to obtain a digital cable box in order to obtain HD audio. Without this, the option is not available to you. Make sure it has an HDMI output (most digital boxes do nowadays but some cable companies are still behind the times.) You can get an outside box but you'll still need a cable card most likely in order for your service to be connected. Most cable companies have them as they rent them out for a $2-$10 fee to Tivo users. Again, this is dependent on how monopolistic your cable company is so ask them first.
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Hi George, this Sony KDL50W800B will only output 5.1 surround sound and not 7.1. This is the audio feature this TV set. -Ely
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You need a receiver that does HDMI Audio Decoding, which until recently has only been availabe in upper-echelon receivers. Most recently the Onkyo 605/605 and comparable Yamaha's and Denons do decode 5.1 and Dolby True HD / DTS Master Audio. If a receiver is labelled pass-through that means it won't be able to split off the audio from the HDMI signal and will just give it to the TV, and you'll have to use a separate digital optical or digital coaxial cable to send to the receiver from your DVD, DVR, Blu-ray, etc. Sucks doesn't it?
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Actually, in the setup menu of the BD55K you can scroll down to the audio configuration to set both DD and DTS to ouput PCM-only and downconvert to stereo. You won't have to repeat this process every time, and when at such time you upgrade your receiver you can always change these settings to output bitstream. But in the meantime Yamaha's proprietary DSP Soundfields should keep you quite "surrounded." It was quite effective as I remember :)
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Yes. From the technical details: Built In Decoder: Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder
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it works with XBox One, but if you are trying to bitstream 7.1 Dolby Digital to the home theater via HDMI (supposedly supported via TrueHD), you will get an error message. This system isn't really a 7.1 system.
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no, just don't use the bitstream output from the ps3, use linear pcm and you'll get dts-hd and dolby truehd from the receiver, the ps3 will decode the audio just fine.
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Based on the specifications, it does. You can check the spec sheet at the Denon website. It shows support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master (http://usa.denon.com/us/product/hometheater/avreceiversht/avrx2000)
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Sure does. I throw 5.1 PCM via my PS3 over HDMI all day long at this Onkyo and you can matrix it to Dolby EX, THX select cinema 2, and others for your 7.1 sound.