PCM over HDMI versus DTS/Dolby over coaxial

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SKApretto71
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Posted September 29, 2016 at 13:28 GMT
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Hi,

I have a BV7-40 mk6 with attached a PS3.

PS3 can exit sound either through HDMI (as PCM) or via optical cable (DTS, Dolby or AAC formats).

As I can configure both in BV7-40, I'm wondering which setup would be better choice. Currrently I'm passing just via HDMI to save one cable, but if the BV7-40 would make a better job getting plain DTS/Dolby signals, happy to switch.

Any idea or advices?

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ciosad (archived2)
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Posted September 30, 2016 at 14:38 GMT
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Hi Geoff -- thanks for the link to the article.  It was very informative!  My peripherals are updated more often than my display or receiver, so their decoders are typically more up to date.

I hadn't considered the impact of post-processing differences between LPCM & CODEC signals.  Would this be something subjective requiring testing to find a preference?

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SKApretto71
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Posted October 4, 2016 at 08:28 GMT
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Thanks a lot.

I went for HDMI option, in the light of a replacement of PS3 with PS4.

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