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HELP Denon 4806 owners. can it receive Dolby True HD via HDMI?

2095 Views 4 Replies 3 Participants Last post by chmilar, Jan 18, 2008

stdhkim

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2008

I was thinking about getting a 4806 (not CI) used and it has HDMI 1.1 but I read it somewhere this can not receive multi channel PCM. Is that possible? Shouldn't all HDMI 1.1 receivers be capable of receiving multi chann PCM? I have a PS3 as a blu ray player so I really would like to get Dolby true hd through 4806's HDMI cable. 4806 owners who uses PS3,, please let me know. I'm almost ready to pull the trigger.. thanks!!

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chmilar

· #2 · Jan 17, 2008

Yes, the 4306 can receive "Multi Channel PCM". The current firmware supports it. Older firmware must be upgraded, but it is easy to do (requires a Windows XP computer to load the firmware).

I am using a PS3 to play Blu-ray movies through the 4306, and I am getting Multi Channel PCM.

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stdhkim

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 17, 2008

thanks but I was asking about AVR 4806 without CI upgrade? do you have info. on that model?

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HogPilot

· #4 · Jan 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by stdhkim /forum/post/12850217

thanks but I was asking about AVR 4806 without CI upgrade? do you have info. on that model?

Any of Denon's last generation HDMI 1.1 offerings are capable of receiving MPCM over HDMI. I have a PS3 and a 3806, and I was just watching 300 on BD today, listening to the decoded TrueHD soundtrack sent over HDMI as 5.1 PCM to the receiver.

Even without the CI upgrade the 4806 is a very good piece of equipment and a great deal.

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chmilar

· #5 · Jan 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by stdhkim /forum/post/12850217

thanks but I was asking about AVR 4806 without CI upgrade?

Oops! You are right. I didn't read the model carefully enough (it gets confusing with 4306, 4308, and 4806 as model numbers!).

I don't know the answer for the 4806. Sorry!

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