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Originally Posted by gcantu /forum/post/14823029
The status on my order is that it is out on the truck for delivery today. I will be connecting this to my samsung 6 series 52" 1080P, Pioneer Elite VSX91-TXH receiver. During lunch this afternoon I will be driving over to BB to purchase some movies. Which good movies (action preferably) run in 7.1 to test with?
When you say screen do you mean your tv screen or your receiver screen?
I got the S350 yesterday and I have it hooked directly to my tv via hdmi and my tv screen showed Dolby True HD. I know my tv will only handle PCM so I think it is just detecting the audio from the disc but not what is being decoded. From what I have read if you have a hdmi receiver and you set the 550 up to internally decode dts ma you receiver should show lpcm or multi channel. If it is not decoding it you should see DTS since it will only give you the core of DTS MA. If it works with hdmi the analog outs should be working correctly. The manual says it will internally decode dts ma through hdmi and 7.1 analogs.
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Originally Posted by jdmac29 /forum/post/14823415
When you say screen do you mean your tv screen or your receiver screen?
I got the S350 yesterday and I have it hooked directly to my tv via hdmi and my tv screen showed Dolby True HD. I know my tv will only handle PCM so I think it is just detecting the audio from the disc but not what is being decoded. From what I have read if you have a hdmi receiver and you set the 550 up to internally decode dts ma you receiver should show lpcm or multi channel. If it is not decoding it you should see DTS since it will only give you the core of DTS MA. If it works with hdmi the analog outs should be working correctly. The manual says it will internally decode dts ma through hdmi and 7.1 analogs.
My s550 will arrive today and I will be able to hook it up and play with it for a little bit before my poker night. I will try to test whether or not it will decode DTS-HD-MA over an HDMI connection. I have a 5.1 setup with an HK AVR 247. If I can rummage up some RCA cables I will try the analogue connections as well. If someone will recommend a good movie with DTS-HD-MA I will stop and pick it up on my way home. Let me know if my test methodology is right;
1. Test decoding of DTS-HD-MA for 5.1
1. set out put priority on s550 to HDMI
2. set dts to down mix pcm on s550
3. If it decodes correctly to receiver will display 5.1 PCM 96khz
1. Test decoding of DTS-HD-MA for 7.1 Analogue
1. set out put priority on s550 to multi channel analogue
2. set dts to down mix pcm on s550
3. hook up 2 extra speakers
4. If it decodes correctly to receiver will display 5.1 PCM 96khz
I think that my receiver will only do 7.1 PCM 96khz is this the best or should it do 192khz
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Originally Posted by jtp137 /forum/post/14823992
My s550 will arrive today and I will be able to hook it up and play with it for a little bit before my poker night. I will try to test whether or not it will decode DTS-HD-MA over an HDMI connection. I have a 5.1 setup with an HK AVR 247. If I can rummage up some RCA cables I will try the analogue connections as well. If someone will recommend a good movie with DTS-HD-MA I will stop and pick it up on my way home. Let me know if my test methodology is right;
1. Test decoding of DTS-HD-MA for 5.1
1. set out put priority on s550 to HDMI
2. set dts to down mix pcm on s550
3. If it decodes correctly to receiver will display 5.1 PCM 96khz
1. Test decoding of DTS-HD-MA for 7.1 Analogue
1. set out put priority on s550 to multi channel analogue
2. set dts to down mix pcm on s550
3. hook up 2 extra speakers
4. If it decodes correctly to receiver will display 5.1 PCM 96khz
I think that my receiver will only do 7.1 PCM 96khz is this the best or should it do 192khz
Someone over at highdefdigest.com in the forums used xmen the last stand but said it did not internally decode dts ma on that movie. He stated when he set the player to bitstream and hit display on his bd remote the screen showed dts ma, when he changed the settings in the player to internally decode he hit display on his bd remote and the screen showed dts. I don't know if this disc has some flag issues that have been discussed with hairspray etc. I hope a firmware updgrade can fix this player.
I have had a chance to do some listening tests. I did A/B comparisons between the BDP-S550 analog out which should be DTS HDMA, and the coaxial digital out to my Arcam AV8 processor paired with the P7 power amplifier powering a Snell 7.1 speaker setup. The Arcam is known for its high quality signal processing and DACs. The coaxial digital audio is the DTS core only of course. Using the Dark City blu-ray which is DTS HDMA 5.1, the difference is readily apparent to my ears even when matching the volume as closely as possible. There is a more realistic surround field from the analog out signal, presumably master audio.
I tend to agree with BIslander's post on this thread and others. My ears tell me I am getting more than the core. It will be nice to get confirmation from Sony, and a fix for the 5.1 / 7.1 issue.
By the way, my speaker setups (size and distance) are identical for the Sony BDP-S550 and my Arcam AV8. I use the direct setting and no signal processing.
FWIW - I have a new 550 (just got it today) connected to my Denon 2307CI (HDMI 1.2) receiver. I have the BD Audio Output on the 550 set to direct. The manual leads me to believe this is the setting I want - it will bitstream if the receiver is capabale of it (which mine isn't) and decode otherwise. It's difficult to tell what's happening here, but when I played the Golden Compass, pressing display on the 550 showed DTS MA 7.1 was the selected audio track, the 2307 said "Multi Channel In", and all 7 speaker lights on the 2307 display were lit on the input side - so it looks like I'm getting some form of 7.1 signal. It looks like some type of decoding is happening.
Also - as a side note - it IS possible to turn off the BD live feature. I left mine turned on. When I loaded Iron Man it politely asked me if I wanted to do the 1-time download. Transformers wasn't so polit - it just went ahead and did it. I have a broadband connection, so in both cases it was only about a 20 second delay.
We received report posts on the OT discussions going on in this hardware review thread. Please if you want to discuss this player (as a general discussion point) please go to the existing thread. If you want to discuss the pros and cons of lossless audio,please take it to the appropriate thread.
This thread should be for reviews and feedback from those that own the player and have it in hand. That will help in getting the information out in a concise manner. If you have "specific questions" about the player, please stay on topic.
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Thanks, I'm sure everyone appreciates help in maintaining focus on reviews from folks who have the player in hand.
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Originally Posted by jbernardis /forum/post/14828756
FWIW - I have a new 550 (just got it today) connected to my Denon 2307CI (HDMI 1.2) receiver. I have the BD Audio Output on the 550 set to direct. The manual leads me to believe this is the setting I want - it will bitstream if the receiver is capabale of it (which mine isn't) and decode otherwise. It's difficult to tell what's happening here, but when I played the Golden Compass, pressing display on the 550 showed DTS MA 7.1 was the selected audio track, the 2307 said "Multi Channel In", and all 7 speaker lights on the 2307 display were lit on the input side - so it looks like I'm getting some form of 7.1 signal. It looks like some type of decoding is happening.
Also - as a side note - it IS possible to turn off the BD live feature. I left mine turned on. When I loaded Iron Man it politely asked me if I wanted to do the 1-time download. Transformers wasn't so polit - it just went ahead and did it. I have a broadband connection, so in both cases it was only about a 20 second delay.
I'm confused. If your 2307 says "Multi Channel In", that leads me to believe you are using the analog inputs. Since you have an HDMI 1.2 capable receiver, why wouldn't you decode to PCM and output via HDMI to your receiver? Can your receiver handle multichannel LPCM over HDMI?
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Originally Posted by EWL5 /forum/post/14828988
I'm confused. If your 2307 says "Multi Channel In", that leads me to believe you are using the analog inputs. Since you have an HDMI 1.2 capable receiver, why wouldn't you decode to PCM and output via HDMI to your receiver? Can your receiver handle multichannel LPCM over HDMI?
I am using HDMI - my receiver can handle it - The question in my mind was whether or not this player would even decode DTS-MA to hdmi. I think that's what I'm seeing, but it's hard to tell. I was just trying to let everyone know my observations.
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Originally Posted by jbernardis /forum/post/14828756
FWIW - I have a new 550 (just got it today) connected to my Denon 2307CI (HDMI 1.2) receiver. I have the BD Audio Output on the 550 set to direct. The manual leads me to believe this is the setting I want - it will bitstream if the receiver is capabale of it (which mine isn't) and decode otherwise. It's difficult to tell what's happening here, but when I played the Golden Compass, pressing display on the 550 showed DTS MA 7.1 was the selected audio track, the 2307 said "Multi Channel In", and all 7 speaker lights on the 2307 display were lit on the input side - so it looks like I'm getting some form of 7.1 signal. It looks like some type of decoding is happening.
Thanks for the informative post, one that includes plenty of specifics. Do you have a 7.1 system? If so, do you get discrete audio from all the channels?
Hopefully, someone using multichannel analog can post the same kind of information.
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Originally Posted by BIslander /forum/post/14829023
Thanks for the informative post, one that includes plenty of specifics. Do you have a 7.1 system? If so, do you get discrete audio from all the channels?
Hopefully, someone using multichannel analog can post the same kind of information.
I only have a 5.1 system. My receiver shows a 7.1 signal being input and a 5.1 output. I'm assuming it folds the side speakers into the rear - I don't know for sure.
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Originally Posted by jbernardis /forum/post/14829013
I am using HDMI - my receiver can handle it - The question in my mind was whether or not this player would even decode DTS-MA to hdmi. I think that's what I'm seeing, but it's hard to tell. I was just trying to let everyone know my observations.
The typical display on the receiver when receiving PCM over HDMI is normally "PCM", "LPCM", or "PCM 48kHz". I always equate "Multi channel In" with analog inputs...
There is a way to tell if MA is being decoded. The easy way is with a 7.1 MA track but sometimes receivers can upsample a 5.1 MA track to 7.1 using Dolby ProLogic IIx so here's another way.
There are two BD's that have a 96kHz/24-bit DTS-HD MA track and that is Chronos and Nature's Journey. If you play either disk and your Sony decodes MA correctly, then you should see something like "PCM 96kHz" on your receiver. All other MA tracks are 48kHz.
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Originally Posted by jbernardis /forum/post/14829050
I only have a 5.1 system. My receiver shows a 7.1 signal being input and a 5.1 output. I'm assuming it folds the side speakers into the rear - I don't know for sure.
The downmixing is automatic since you would be playing a 7.1 MA track and you only have a 5.1 system. Keep the volume low in case Sony didn't get it right!
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Originally Posted by jbernardis /forum/post/14828756
FWIW - I have a new 550 (just got it today) connected to my Denon 2307CI (HDMI 1.2) receiver. I have the BD Audio Output on the 550 set to direct. The manual leads me to believe this is the setting I want - it will bitstream if the receiver is capabale of it (which mine isn't) and decode otherwise. It's difficult to tell what's happening here, but when I played the Golden Compass, pressing display on the 550 showed DTS MA 7.1 was the selected audio track, the 2307 said "Multi Channel In", and all 7 speaker lights on the 2307 display were lit on the input side - so it looks like I'm getting some form of 7.1 signal. It looks like some type of decoding is happening.
Also - as a side note - it IS possible to turn off the BD live feature. I left mine turned on. When I loaded Iron Man it politely asked me if I wanted to do the 1-time download. Transformers wasn't so polit - it just went ahead and did it. I have a broadband connection, so in both cases it was only about a 20 second delay.
OK, your receiver don't have the ability to decode the HD-DTS MA right. You shall not set it to 'direct' for HDMI. You should set it to 'auto', 550 manual pg 66. It means it will LPCM 5.1/7.1 after its decode it internally by 550. I wonder though now you set it at 'direct', which meant you are sending bit stream to your receiver which can not decode the signal , there should have been no sound?
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Originally Posted by richmond5 /forum/post/14829308
OK, your receiver don't have the ability to decode the HD-DTS MA right. You shall not set it to 'direct' for HDMI. You should set it to 'auto', 550 manual pg 66. It means it will LPCM 5.1/7.1 after its decode it internally by 550. I wonder though now you set it at 'direct', which meant you are sending bit stream to your receiver which can not decode the signal , there should have been no sound?
"Auto" and "Direct" are complementary, not alternatives. As the poster explained, "Direct" tries to bitstream first and if it can't (his situation), it falls back to player decoding and a PCM output. See footnote 5 on p66.
Just got my 550 delivered today. I hooked it up via HMDI to my Sony 5300es.
The 550 seems to be internally decoding TrueHD and DTS MA and sending LPCM to the 5300es. I popped in Nightmare Before Christmas (DD TrueHD 7.1) and it will send 7.1 LPCM to the receiver.
However, with Rambo (DTS MA 7.1) it only sent LPCM 5.1
Golden Compass (DTS MA 7.1) also only LPCM 5.1 (interestingly enough punching the display button on the 550 showed DTS 3/2.1)
Things started to get weird when I set the 550 to direct.
With Nightmare Before Christmas, there either wasn't any audio or the audio cut in/out. The receiver shows it thinks it's getting DD TrueHD 1.0.
Same with I Am Legend (DD TrueHD 5.1) and Resident Evil: Extinction (DD True HD 5.1).
10,000 B.C. (DD TrueHD 5.1) the receiver showed DD TrueHD 3/2.1, however there was no audio heard.
Rambo did show up with DTS MA 3/4.1 on the receiver and sounded good.
Sushine (DTS MA 5.1) also showed up as DTS MA 3/2.1 on the receiver.
Golden Compass showed up with DTS MA 3/4.1 on the receiver (and interestingly enough the display button on the 550 now show DTS Master Audio 3/4.1)
So some things seem to work....some don't. I'm not sure where the problem lies...the 550, the receiver or the titles. Looks like at least in my case if I want 7.1 from a DD TrueHD disc, I leave the audio setting in the 550 at "Mix". If I wannt 7.1 from a DTS MA disc, I have to set it to "Direct".
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