PS3 and 6.1

[yepimonfire]

very simple question, will the non-slim version of the ps3 output 7.1 soundtracks as 6.1 to my legacy receiver and will it output DTS 6.1 in 6.1 to my receiver?

 

[GlocksRock]

Yes, it will output everything over HDMI as PCM, and if you have your optical port set to bitstream, then you can get dts es discreet 6.1, dolby digital ex, etc...

 

[Seth=L]

The receiver in question does not support HDMI, unless he got a new one when I wasn't watching.

If the DVD supports DTS-ES or Dolby Digital EX yes. If a Blu-ray supports 7.1, I'm not positive. I would think it would downmix to DTS-ES, but it seems like that could be too complex and it may go to base 5.1.

 

[j_garcia]

In terms of legacy, there is no such thing as 7.1 Prior to BD, everything was 6.1 only, 7.1 is a matrix decoding method. The PS3 will pass 5.1 core at a high bitrate: 1509K for dts, and 640K for DD. This is how I have mine because I don't have HDMI on my receiver either.

 

[yepimonfire]

yes but im wondering about 6.1 downmixing 7.1 stuff, it would be interesting to find out, guess i will have to wait till a 7.1 BD comes from netflix to find out

 

[j_garcia]

yes but im wondering about 6.1 downmixing 7.1 stuff, it would be interesting to find out, guess i will have to wait till a 7.1 BD comes from netflix to find out

It works fine is what I am saying. I don't have a 6.1 setup at the moment however.