jpittack
July 10th, 2009, 04:12 AM
I am interested in buying a 7.1 system for my PS3 to take advantage of 7.1 sound, either uncompressed, or in the dobly dts/hd etc formats.
The PS3 decodes the audio formats and then sends them out to the TV or receiver.
So the question is, can I get a receiver that will send the sound to the 7.1 speakers from an hdmi connection, without paying for a decoder in the receiver? All the cheap stuff does passthorgh (sound goes to tv untouched), and the other ones are $800 for the whole theater system, something I just won't spend. Can I get a system for more like $500?
There is also a 360 in the house. Does that decode the best sound on the games available?
The PS3 decodes the audio formats and then sends them out to the TV or receiver.
So the question is, can I get a receiver that will send the sound to the 7.1 speakers from an hdmi connection, without paying for a decoder in the receiver? All the cheap stuff does passthorgh (sound goes to tv untouched), and the other ones are $800 for the whole theater system, something I just won't spend. Can I get a system for more like $500?
There is also a 360 in the house. Does that decode the best sound on the games available?