Did you assign the inputs you used, to DVD and DBS? If not, you need to.Originally Posted by mike_p_t
When I tried to run the cable and DVD player via component into my receiver it did not work well as I got several different kinds of artifacts.
Those are the ones Ed referred to. Here's the thing. When playing old fashioned Dolby Digital and DTS with a digital connection, like Optical or Coaxial, you get to use your receivers Bass/Treble controls-Bass Management and any other processing it may offer. Same thing with HDMI 1.3 with the inclusion of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA. With the 5.1 analog inputs your receiver will act as an amplifier/volume controller only. No processing what so ever.Second, I think my receiver may have the inputs you are talking about. I looked at the back of the receiver and it has RCA jacks for "front, surround, center, and woofer". Are these them? So these are better than using an optical cable, but not quite as as good as HDMI, correct? Will a plain RCA cable work or do I need to get better quality ones?
If updates did add any new decoding in the Sony S300 it would only be for the HDMI output, not Optical or Coaxial. If you want the new formats you will need a new BluRay player with 5.1 analog outputs or preferably a new receiver.I have been updating the firmware on my BD player. Do any of these updates add any new decoding?
I made the info bolder and red, to show what I mentioned. If you've done firmware update, you should be good to go.Improvements over firmware version 5.20:Additional improvements over original firmware:
- Improves BD-Java compatibility to enhance interactivity with some BD-ROMs.
- Compatibility with BD-R/RE discs burned by the Click to Disc™ and Click to Disc™ Editor software included with some VAIO® computers
- [COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Adds Dolby® TrueHD Audio and Dolby Digital Plus Audio decoding functionality.[/COLOR]
- Compatibility with the newly released BD-R/RE format (BDMV).
Not speaker distances or cross-over setting. Those are handled in the BR players setup menu. Most moderately priced BR players with 5.1's have a fixed cross-over setting. And they don't always tell you what it is. BTW, all of this applies to DVD-A/SACD as well for universal dvd players.And using the 5.1 output, the receiver just acts as an amplifier. But my other things like speaker distances/levels are still used with the analog 5.1, correct?
Right.Originally Posted by mike_p_t
I did not even know I could adjust the BD player for audio. So other things I have set like PLIIx and Neo 6 do not apply when using analog. So this also means I cannot have 7.1 which I have set up now, only 5.1. I don't know how much the two rear ones are used anyway. They dont' match my new speakers. They were from my old Sony dream system so I just left them. So I should use the analog with Blueray disks that have TruHD and optical for regular DVD's that have things like DTS and Dolby Digital, correct?
Your Sony BR player probably has internal Dolby Digital and DTS digital decoders in it as well. Some dvd players with 5.1 analog outputs also have ProLogic and maybe even DTS Neo:6 processors for use with the analog outputs.So other things I have set like PLIIx and Neo 6 do not apply when using analog.
I don't think so. I think you want Dolby Digital and DTS. Downmix is for those who only have two speakers, front left and right.I want Downmix, correct?
Multi-Channel is the same thing as 5.1 analogs so that is what you want. Not having a Sony BluRay player I'm not sure what should be in the display or whether or not you should be able to access AV Control or not. I would start from scratch and do the whole setup process again. There may be other setting you need to adjust as well.I was confused...I had to hit the "Multi Ch" button. Now the player reads "DVD Direct"