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Camper · 03-02-2008, 01:02 PM

I'm am getting very close to buying a Blu ray player and have another audio hook-up question.

First, I have a very nice older Denon receiver that has a 7.1 audio input, but no Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD MA built in.

I'm going to buy the first Blu ray player that has 7.1 analog out and internal decoders for the new sound formats.

3 questions:

1. I gather that a soundtrack with 5.1 sound will produce no sound from my rear surround speakers via 'analog out.' Correct?

2. I'm guessing that a 6.1 soundtrack with produce identical sound from both my rear surround speakers.

3. I don't understand PCM at all since HD DVD didn't have any movies with that sound format (that I know of)
So will the PCM soundtracks be available from the analog outputs of the new players?

Thanks again to any folks who can help me with these questions!!

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Camper *SteveMK* Member Location: Coconut Creek, Fla Join Date: Nov 2006 Local Time: 03:54 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 97	Another Blu ray audio question. I'm am getting very close to buying a Blu ray player and have another audio hook-up question. First, I have a very nice older Denon receiver that has a 7.1 audio input, but no Dolby TrueHD or DTS HD MA built in. I'm going to buy the first Blu ray player that has 7.1 analog out and internal decoders for the new sound formats. 3 questions: 1. I gather that a soundtrack with 5.1 sound will produce no sound from my rear surround speakers via 'analog out.' Correct? 2. I'm guessing that a 6.1 soundtrack with produce identical sound from both my rear surround speakers. 3. I don't understand PCM at all since HD DVD didn't have any movies with that sound format (that I know of) So will the PCM soundtracks be available from the analog outputs of the new players? Thanks again to any folks who can help me with these questions!!