Beovision 9 and PS3

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wortonmiller (archived2)
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Posted January 16, 2013 at 22:00 GMT
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Hello all

Can anyone please tell me the correct settings for a PS3 audio output  into a beovision 9 (bs3) using hdmi.

I am the proud new owner of a (used) beovision 9, after replacing my old beovision 3.  It is just great and PQ is excellent. I still use a humax fox sat as the main decoder but have replaced an ageing DVD player with a PS3 which gives me blue ray hd and smart tv capability, and also one headache! The surround sound does not sound as good as it did on the Beosystem 3.

The bv9 setup is  8000s front, 6000s rear, Lab 2 subwoofer, roles set as Front left and right, surround left and right and sub. Do the white noise sound level test and everything is good.

So.. I got hold of a thx optimiser (on the incredibles dvd) and ran the audio tests, and no sound comes from the surround speakers or the sub.. I have tried a bunch of options on the PS3 but so far no sound from those speakers. When test puts sound to the surround sound speakers some sound comes out of the front speakers, but never any sound when the sub is selected.

There is some sound from all the speakers when playing a DVD with 5.1 but, as I say, not as good as the bv3 using a scart connector!  Help!

Thanks.

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markiedee (archived2)
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Posted January 17, 2013 at 17:22 GMT
#1987383

What ps3 do you have if you have the slim version set the audio to bitstream.

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wortonmiller (archived2)
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Posted January 17, 2013 at 22:39 GMT
#1987384

Hi markiedee

I have the new super slim version. So I should set bitstream (currently pcm 2) and which format(s) ?

Thanks

Wortonmiller

 

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Toubro
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Posted January 18, 2013 at 06:32 GMT
#1987385

I have a BV9 and a PS3, but can't remember the settings. But I am sure that PCM 2 means stereo. You can always check the incoming signal on the BV9, by choosing sound in the menu. I can't remember the exact path, but I can check when I get home. 

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Borjal84 (archived2)
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Posted January 18, 2013 at 12:07 GMT
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You can select bitstream if you want your BS3 decode the audio signal, but if the BS3 doesn't decode HD sound formats you can select PCM, so PS3 decode the HD format and obtain the best audio quality. In the video below you can see all the options you have to select to obtain the best audio and video quality, is for slim model, but I think there is no much difference between this model and the new one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85OLADQlJoE

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wortonmiller (archived2)
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Posted January 18, 2013 at 14:21 GMT
#1987387

 

Thank you all!

I set the PS3 to bitstream output so that the BS3 does all the work and now it all works as it should  :-)  The thx optimiser disk runs perfectly now and I tested the first minutes of a 5.1 movie and it sounds MUCH better! I'm looking forward to trying a whole movie tonight.

I think it was the fact that you need to go into the video menu to choose bitstream output and I was playing around in the sound menu trying to fix things by changing things there, and failing!

Much respect, and thanks again. 

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markiedee (archived2)
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Posted January 18, 2013 at 16:36 GMT
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wortonmiller wrote:

 

Thank you all!

I set the PS3 to bitstream output so that the BS3 does all the work and now it all works as it should  :-)  The thx optimiser disk runs perfectly now and I tested the first minutes of a 5.1 movie and it sounds MUCH better! I'm looking forward to trying a whole movie tonight.

I think it was the fact that you need to go into the video menu to choose bitstream output and I was playing around in the sound menu trying to fix things by changing things there, and failing!

Much respect, and thanks again. 

Glad to be of help and better still, glad that your getting the sound that you were looking for.🙂

 

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Millemis
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Posted January 18, 2013 at 22:16 GMT
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Sorry guys,

but you are not right.

If you send the sound as Bitstream to the BV9, the BV9 will downmix a HD-soundformat played from the BR-Disc to DTS 5.1.

Might sound great, but is not the best.

It is 'common knowledge' that BV's can not handle the HD-soundformats.

Therefore you should always let the player do the decoding.

In this case the PS3 should be set to send all audio in PCM aka LPCM.

Try it - and see what happens in the soundsettings of the BV9.

The output in the BV-settings should be PCM - nothing else.

Greetings Millemissen

Note: if the receiver - in this case the surround-decoder of the BV9 - (unlike the Onkyo-receiver in the YouTube-video) could handle HD-sound Bitstream would be the right choice.

 

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markiedee (archived2)
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Posted January 19, 2013 at 00:41 GMT
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Millemissen wrote:

Sorry guys,

but you are not right.

If you send the sound as Bitstream to the BV9, the BV9 will downmix a HD-soundformat played from the BR-Disc to DTS 5.1.

Might sound great, but is not the best.

It is 'common knowledge' that BV's can not handle the HD-soundformats.

Therefore you should always let the player do the decoding.

In this case the PS3 should be set to send all audio in PCM aka LPCM.

Try it - and see what happens in the soundsettings of the BV9.

The output in the BV-settings should be PCM - nothing else.

Greetings Millemissen

Note: if the receiver - in this case the surround-decoder of the BV9 - (unlike the Onkyo-receiver in the YouTube-video) could handle HD-sound Bitstream would be the right choice.

 

I don't own a beovision but going with what i used when i had an av receiver alongside a ps3 or bluray player when set to bitstream i always had either dolby true hd or dts hd.

It seems to be a different story with beovision tvs apologies for any confusion.

 

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Raeuber (archived2)
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Posted January 19, 2013 at 10:49 GMT
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markiedee wrote:

I don't own a beovision but going with what i used when i had an av receiver alongside a ps3 or bluray player when set to bitstream i always had either dolby true hd or dts hd.

It seems to be a different story with beovision tvs apologies for any confusion.

If your av receiver decodes HD audio formats you can set PS3 or bluray player to bitstream. If you set to PCM, PS3 or bluray player decodes the HD audio formats. So it depends on quality of the decoder whether bitstream or PCM offers a better sound quality.

But because all Beovisions can't decode HD audio formats, you have to set PS3 or bluray player to PCM, otherwise you don't get HD audio.

Regards

Räuber
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