BR audio help

bigaudiofanatic
bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
edited November 2009 in The Clubhouse
So I purchased my BR player yesterday for black Friday and a few movies as well. Now I am currently using a fiber optic cable for audio. If I select DTSHD my receiver shows something like select 4 than shoes Dolby digital on the display if I select the other is goes to something simulator than to Dolby digital. So which one should I be using? Also in the setting of the player I can set what kbps and all what should all that be at?

Thanks for your help ahead of time.

Also the receiver does not have hdmi.
HT setup
Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
Denon DBP-1610
Monster HTS 1650
Carver A400X :cool:
MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
Kef 104/2
URC MX-780 Remote
Sonos Play 1

Living Room
63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
Polk Surroundbar 3000
Samsung BD-C7900
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2009
    I am not sure the HD codecs can be sent over Optical unless your player decodes it and optical can handle it. If your AVR does not have HDMI then I doubt it supports the HD codecs.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    I am not sure the HD codecs can be sent over Optical unless your player decodes it and optical can handle it. If your AVR does not have HDMI then I doubt it supports the HD codecs.

    I agree with that but either one that is selected it still works but I just want to know what it should be set on.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited November 2009
    It doesn't matter what you select. The HD codecs cannot be passed over an optical or coax connection.

    If you select the HD (DTS-MA or TrueHD) track the player will attempt to do an HDMI handshake and when it cannot, plays the associated core (DD or DTS) track.

    You can manually select the standard track (usually DD 2.0/5.1). If you are playing a DTS-MA track, there is an embedded DTS track sometimes that is the lossy version of the HD track.

    I though we went over all of this?
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2009
    vc69 wrote: »
    It doesn't matter what you select. The HD codecs cannot be passed over an optical or coax connection.

    If you select the HD (DTS-MA or TrueHD) track the player will attempt to do an HDMI handshake and when it cannot, plays the associated core (DD or DTS) track.

    You can manually select the standard track (usually DD 2.0/5.1). If you are playing a DTS-MA track, there is an embedded DTS track sometimes that is the lossy version of the HD track.

    I though we went over all of this?

    Thank you for your help, no not really went over it like you just did. So it tried to go threw a hdmi and when it is can not it uses the lower audio and sends it threw the fiber optic cable.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited November 2009
    Your only other option to get HD audio will be if the Bluray player has 7.1 channel analog outputs. Assuming that your AVR has 7.1 channel inputs.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2009
    nebborjk wrote: »
    Your only other option to get HD audio will be if the Bluray player has 7.1 channel analog outputs. Assuming that your AVR has 7.1 channel inputs.

    It does, I think my pioneer elite br player has that option. "when i get it next month I want to get a power center first"
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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