does this player decode sound to tv hdmi without A/V receiver? i want to play mkv dts file to tv directly. thx all for all your help//answer
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Actually the player can be configured to play sound RAW or to downstream it to LPCM so you can hear it in a conventional stereo player like standard TVs. Bottom line, you'll have no problems with mkv dts files.
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You don't need an a/v receiver, the hdmi carried both, image and sound, but if you want to enjoy the dts sound, you should use a home theatre , because the tv is just stereo (unless your tv has a hometheatre )
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I can play video and music directly using the HDMI connection to the TV. I can't say about any specific format. The MKV files I used run just fine.
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If you are using a hdmi cable or component cables then you would get your sound when you plug it into you TV no receiver needed
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I believe it did, however mine died after a month, so any features are not important!
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but the old model, the one that I have, does support DTS, I've played a MKV file with DTS, and connected via optical audio toslink to my Home Theater, the Home Theater displays DTS
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Yes. Make sure your receiver or TV is capable of it. I am using Pioneer Elite VSX-70 receiver and it is decoding DTS 7.1 and Dolby TrueHD. If you think your TV or receiver does not support these signal, you can downstream it to PCM (uncompressed) on audio settings.
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I have JRiver Media Center and with latest drivers and compatible outputs, I was able to bitsteam 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio from a Zotac GPU. I believe it is the Intel CPU that decodes the DTS-HD MA signal. I must say that there is a significant improvement in the sound across all audio sources over the hardware that I had before.
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Yes, you can decode DSD. I have Pioneer BDP-62FD and bunch of SACD disks, they all play through HDMI to Yamaha no problem. It supports 2ch to 5.1ch DSD's.
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I keep seeing conflicting reports about this. Sony's specs state point blank that it does decode 5.1 DTS via hdmi, if you set it up right. I'm connecting to a Sony BDP-BX1 bluray player. Specs for that also state 5.1 DTS via hdmi. If I must use the optical connection to do this then I will, but I doubt it's necessary. Only reason I'm going from my cambridge soundworks/creative labs DTT-3500 system is because it does not offer DTS at all. Until I get the ht-ss2300, I've temporarily configured the bluray player to output DTS as a downmix. It sounds pretty good and does give me rear channel audio which I feel sounds more like pro-logic with no right and left rear channel seperation. I keep seeing conflicting reports about this. Sony's specs state point blank that it does decode 5.1 DTS via hdmi, if you set it up right. I'm connecting to a Sony BDP-BX1 bluray player. Specs for that also state 5.1 DTS via hdmi. If I must use the optical connection to do this then I will, but I doubt it's necessary. Only reason I'm going from my cambridge soundworks/creative labs DTT-3500 system is because it does not offer DTS at all. Until I get the ht-ss2300, I've temporarily configured the bluray player to output DTS as a downmix. It sounds pretty good and does give me rear channel... » Read More I keep seeing conflicting reports about this. Sony's specs state point blank that it does decode 5.1 DTS via hdmi, if you set it up right. I'm connecting to a Sony BDP-BX1 bluray player. Specs for that also state 5.1 DTS via hdmi. If I must use the optical connection to do this then I will, but I doubt it's necessary. Only reason I'm going from my cambridge soundworks/creative labs DTT-3500 system is because it does not offer DTS at all. Until I get the ht-ss2300, I've temporarily configured the bluray player to output DTS as a downmix. It sounds pretty good and does give me rear channel audio which I feel sounds more like pro-logic with no right and left rear channel seperation. « Show Less
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Not sure with this as I returned it and the 4k tv. But anytime I download a mkv formatted video file it will always start playing with subtitles. I press the tools button on the remote and go down to subtitles and turn it off and they go away. Not sure if you have already tried this but that is what I have done!!
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I don't know, but I own the player, and it has no problem with a surprisingly wide variety of files. DVD .iso's are no problem, and neither are video_TS folders. Sometimes I don't get audio on .mkv files (I understand these usually result from blue ray ripping) but then I just convert the file to. mp4 or .avi. If this causes quality to go down, I can't see any difference. In short it's a good player. The only caveats the remote is hard to use; the menues are hard to read; and I had to downgrade the firmware to get it all going.
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If you're using a receiver that does its own DTS and/or Dolby decoding, you'll need to select "Bitstream" instead of "PCM" for the s/pdif and/or HDMI audio output. If you're using HDMI, the HDMI cable carries both audio and video signals. You don't need any other connections. If you're using digital coaxial or optical toslink audio cables, then you'll also probably be connecting the video via RGB component video. It is indeed possible to run with separate HDMI for video and coax/optical for audio. However, it is simply not necessary if you're using HDMI and only adds another layer of complexity. HDMI makes things simple. There is more info available here: http://hometheater.about.com/od/blurayandhddvd/qt/Blu-Ray-Disc-Player-Audio-Settings-Bitstream-Vs-Pcm.htm This ICOM BD780 player makes testing your audio outputs unnecessarily difficult. DO NOT rely upon the audio tests built into the menu system of this player! IT LIES! Pop in a 5.1 DVD or BD and test with that. Make sure that the movie is actually playing to test; most disc menus only play in stereo and not 5.1 surround sound. When I have this player set up in bitstream mode, the built-in audio tests fail to output to all of my speakers. However, when playing a 5.1 DVD or BD, it works just fine and outputs in full glorious 5.1 surround sound. I hope this helps anybody else who is frustrated by this otherwise decent player. The lack of an online manual or support website is just disgraceful.
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Andrew:>Got to upgrade the receiver for the HD, at which point I'll just use the HDMI. As for what you guys are discussing, maybe the manual is outdated, since a firmware update enabled this unit to output the DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding via the HDMI, without having to go the analog route.Yeah. I would go ahead and upgrade; there are so many good deals on quality receivers right now. I have an Onkyo TX-SR706 with everything I need. I've had it for a week now and it blows me away.
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What this has over the 350.1. Decodes DTS-MA sound internally (so your receiver doesn't need to handle it).2. 7.1 analog outputs (so you can output lossless audio to an older receiver).3. Profile 2.0 out of the box (no firmware update required).If you don't have a super-modern audio system, this player can actually be cheaper because you don't have to upgrade your sound system to get the same sound quality. Spend an extra hundred now to save several hundred later.
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I am not going to use a 3rd party player. If something doesn't play in WMP by default, I don't want it.In 20 years from now I am not going to go searching for some weird player / codec.
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Yes you can, it came preinstalled with xbmc which can play .mkv files natively. Or if you choose you can download an app like MX player from the okay store which can play .mkv files
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Sony has been very bad about clearing this up. Unfortunately, the SonyHome Theater System HT-SS2300 does not support DTS-HD format Sound.The Home Theater System supports Digital Cinema Sound (DCS), DolbyDigital, Dolby Por Logic II, Dolby Surround (Dolby Pro Logic) andDTS Digital Surround. Now the question becomes how do we play over 1/3 of the discs out there with some kind of surround sound???
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William: Since you've had the 9040 for a week now, could you please be more specific and give us some details about what you have experienced? Does it do a great job of upscaling non-hd material to 1080p? I plan on buying one, but need to hear from someone how it performs when hooked up to an HDTV and/or Home theater system.? I would appreciate any additional information you can provide so I can learn a little more prior to pulling the trigger on this a/v receiver. Thank a lot William.
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No, but DTS-HD has a DTS core that will play fine on your DTS receiver. However if your receiver does not support DTS at all you won't be able hear anything unless the bluray or dvd has a different audio track or your player will down-convert for you. All Dolby True-HD blurays I have, also have a Dolby Digital track as well.
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Are you going through the component outputs? The player only upconverts through the HDMI cable if I understand it correctly. Has something to do with the copyright protection. Switch to HDMI if you can. Goodluck!