Does this handle PCM Uncompressed? Will I be able to get PCM Uncompressed sound through this receiver, as used on Blu-ray movies like Pirates of Caribbean At World's End and Black Hawk Down?
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It should. I think that is what the Dolby and DTS True HD is about. Although, I think that it is uncompressed 24 "bit" audio. Which means its bitstream, which before you could only get through an optical/toslink cable. (I think) this new "True HD" format can now send it along HDMI, which is great for most people. I don't know what it sounds like because I have an older PS3 (not the PS3 slim) that does not have the "TRUE HD" format imbedded. Although I have to tell you that I've had this receiver and have not had any of the indicators of Dolby or DTS light up on the receiver even when I am playing a blue-ray. I found out that the 1019 has a better integrated amp: the PHAT 2, which I've heard makes it sound incredible. Might return and upgrade. Hopes this helps. -Rob L.
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there is nothing about PCM audio, in the DTV manual. the receiver does output a digital audio output using an rca type connector as well as a true optical digital output.
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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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the receiver will have to be turned on to get TV sound. My problem is with Blu Ray soundtrack passes thru but no voices.
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HDMI passthrough requires a separate audio connection. Basically, you're not going to be able to get DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, or Multi-channel PCM through optical. This would require a receiver capable of handling HDMI audio (i.e. the 605 and higher). I would STRONGLY recommend going with the 605 over the 505 - it's much more future proof (because of the HD audio capabilities), and will keep you from having to buy a new receiver in the near future.
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I had the same question. Glad to hear that there is no video lag.On the same note, I have a similar question: I would like to connect my Nintendo Wii through this receiver as well. Will this model take analog component and pipe it out over HDMI? The setup I currently have does not have component-in, so I will be using this as a hub for the time being. I realize there may be some input-lag due to conversion, I just want to confirm that this device would accept analog component input and then be able to push it out over HDMI.Any info would be appreciated!
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That will have to changed in your blu-ray player which you have set to output PCM digital audio. Change the audio output on the blu-ray player and it will display the type of hi-res audio that is encoded on the disc.
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Just need a Hdmi cable. It will work in pcm, bitstreem, and many other modes.. You also have two digital optic and one digital RCA input for older equipment you may want to use. I suggest you buy good to great HDMI cables, this makes a rather moderate to excexceptional upgrade in both sound and picture quality. The unit also has a good set of tools to tailer your systems digital surround sound to your speaker choices, room acoustic situations, and of course your Own personal tonal qualities. IT'S NOT a $1,000 dollar performer but it well exceeds it's price point in quality and performance/features. The rest lies in your speakers performance capacity. Hope that helped..... Just need a Hdmi cable. It will work in pcm, bitstreem, and many other modes.. You also have two digital optic and one digital RCA input for older equipment you may want to use. I suggest you buy good to great HDMI cables, this makes a rather moderate to excexceptional upgrade in both sound and picture quality. The unit also has a good set of tools to tailer your systems digital surround sound to your speaker choices, room acoustic situations, and of course your Own personal tonal qualities. IT'S NOT a $1,000 dollar performer but it well exceeds it's price point in quality and... » Read More Just need a Hdmi cable. It will work in pcm, bitstreem, and many other modes.. You also have two digital optic and one digital RCA input for older equipment you may want to use. I suggest you buy good to great HDMI cables, this makes a rather moderate to excexceptional upgrade in both sound and picture quality. The unit also has a good set of tools to tailer your systems digital surround sound to your speaker choices, room acoustic situations, and of course your Own personal tonal qualities. IT'S NOT a $1,000 dollar performer but it well exceeds it's price point in quality and performance/features. The rest lies in your speakers performance capacity. Hope that helped..... « Show Less
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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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Of course you mean 192 kHz. I don't know if Pioneer just forgot to list that mode, or if they were referring to the Blu-ray spec which only supports multi-channel, uncompressed PCM up to 96 kHz. But the PS3 lists all modes which the connected HDMI device reports support for. The last one listed is "Linear PCM 7.1 Ch. 192 kHz", so support is there. Now, just find some content with that level of audio.
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I've always used my BDP-83 for HD audio, also called lossless audio - Dolby TrueHD, DTS-Master Audio, and PCM. You can only get 5.1 HD/lossless audio with an HDMI connection to a receiver. The problem with attaching a hard drive via USB is that the BDP-83 only supports FAT32 format, used in DOS & Win95, and limits file size to a maximum of 4GB, you'd have to break HD direct into a bunch of 4GB files. Also the hard drive needs to have its own power supply, the electrical current in a USB connection is only enough for USB flash/"Thumb" drives. The newer Oppo models support NTFS, which has pretty much unlimited file size. Cheers I've always used my BDP-83 for HD audio, also called lossless audio - Dolby TrueHD, DTS-Master Audio, and PCM. You can only get 5.1 HD/lossless audio with an HDMI connection to a receiver. The problem with attaching a hard drive via USB is that the BDP-83 only supports FAT32 format, used in DOS & Win95, and limits file size to a maximum of 4GB, you'd have to break HD direct into a bunch of 4GB files. Also the hard drive needs to have its own power supply, the electrical current in a USB connection is only enough for USB flash/"Thumb" drives. The newer Oppo models support NTFS,... » Read More I've always used my BDP-83 for HD audio, also called lossless audio - Dolby TrueHD, DTS-Master Audio, and PCM. You can only get 5.1 HD/lossless audio with an HDMI connection to a receiver. The problem with attaching a hard drive via USB is that the BDP-83 only supports FAT32 format, used in DOS & Win95, and limits file size to a maximum of 4GB, you'd have to break HD direct into a bunch of 4GB files. Also the hard drive needs to have its own power supply, the electrical current in a USB connection is only enough for USB flash/"Thumb" drives. The newer Oppo models support NTFS, which has pretty much unlimited file size. Cheers « Show Less
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This unit plays 1080P Hi-Def files of almost any type imaginable, it supports external drives up to 2TB in both FAT32 OR NTFS. I have no experience with capture devices formatting Blu-ray files. As far as I know, most higher-end capture programs can accept the HDMI output of a blu-ray player but still will only create a 1080P file structure for it. The Micca only accepts USB file inputs but does so seamlessly - mine struggles with USB-3 external devices and would recommend using USB-2 devices up to 2 TB each. There are 2 USB inputs that can run 2 devices simultaneously.
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The reciever depends on the back channel from the TV. I agree it probably requires an DDCP handshake. It is depending on the TV to decode and send audio etc on the back channel. My "TV" is actually an old school monitor with no back channel so I could never get this to work. I was hoping for a straight through switch from the HDMI so that I could send multiple sources to my TV and pull off the sound. I was not able to do this with my TV
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There's no need for a separate audio connection with this receiver. For a nonblu ray source it will accept and process any audio signal over HDMI. For blu ray, you'll need a player that decodes the new formats and outputs PCM.
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This unit is supposed to convert both SPDIF optical or PCM Coaxial digital, with priority given to SPDIF. Since my Bluray player uses Coaxial, I had to disable SPDIF, therefore I don't know how well it works for non-PCM.
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I connected a Blu Ray players HDMI output to the H6510BD's HDMI input. The video was projected on the screen, The H6510BD sent analogue audio to the 3.5mm audio output jack which I connected to some active PC speakers. I have connected my blu ray player's HDMI output to a 7.1 channel home theater receiver the receiver sent the 7.1 audio to the audio speakers and the HDMI video to the H6510BD. I was never able to get anything beyond standard 2 channel analogue audio from the 3.5 mm audio out jack.
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The user manual states that the bass management settings only effect the analog audio outputs. When connected via HDMI, you'll need to use the bass management settings in your receiver. See page 69 of the user manual for more details:http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-93/blu-ray-BDP-93-Support.aspx