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Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on January 14, 2010 at 20:10:20

In Reply to: for joe murphy jr about bd pcm posted by Ben Van Dyk on January 14, 2010 at 16:35:33:

Since you're using the d/a converters in your player, PCM is the only thing they'll handle. If the disc only has 2.0 PCM and 5.1 PCM as the options, the decoder in the player doesn't have to do anything to the soundtrack's audio (no "language" translating to do) before sending it off to the d/a converters for your analog outputs.

Now, if there are audio options on the disc such as DTS, Dolby Digital or their lossless cousins, the decoder in the player -- if you want analog from that player -- will have to decode the soundtrack in order to present the d/a converters with a "language" that they will understand (which is PCM).

And to answer your question about HDMI, all HDMI receivers can handle up to 6 channels of PCM and some can handle up to 8 channels of PCM. This parameter is usually set up in the player (ie, there's a setting in the player's menu to tell it how many channels are to be output over HDMI).

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Topic - for joe murphy jr about bd pcm - Ben Van Dyk 16:35:33 01/14/10 (13)

no need to worry - Joe Murphy Jr 20:10:20 01/14/10 (3)

RE: no need to worry - Ben Van Dyk 22:02:19 01/14/10 (2)

yes - Joe Murphy Jr 08:41:58 01/15/10 (1)

RE: yes I finally did it...... - Ben Van Dyk 01:50:56 01/17/10 (0)

RE: for joe murphy jr about bd pcm - cfraser 16:59:02 01/14/10 (8)

please check that - Joe Murphy Jr 19:47:03 01/14/10 (6)

Sorry, you're right - cfraser 00:37:21 01/15/10 (5)

that disc is how blu music should be done - Joe Murphy Jr 08:52:53 01/15/10 (4)

RE: that disc is how blu music should be done - cfraser 12:46:59 01/15/10 (3)

kind of agree - Joe Murphy Jr 09:51:38 01/17/10 (2)

Don't tell me: you picked your own presents - cfraser 15:24:42 01/17/10 (1)

additional music - Joe Murphy Jr 18:49:53 01/17/10 (0)

RE: for joe murphy jr about bd pcm - Ben Van Dyk 19:00:12 01/14/10 (0)

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no need to worry - Joe Murphy Jr 20:10:20 01/14/10 (3)

RE: no need to worry - Ben Van Dyk 22:02:19 01/14/10 (2)

yes - Joe Murphy Jr 08:41:58 01/15/10 (1)

RE: yes I finally did it...... - Ben Van Dyk 01:50:56 01/17/10 (0)

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