School me on Bluray

It doesn’t bitstream it. It decodes it for you.

From another forum:

Like I said, you are not receiving a bitstream of DTSMAHD, you are receiving a decoded sound stream as linear PCM (lossless). So, you are not going to see the light on because it is not getting the data as DTSMAHD. The firmware version in the HDMI hardware in the PS3 was not made to bitstream it (Sony does not make this hardware). However, having the PS3 do the decoding is actually better, because it makes it available to all the people that can handle full Linear PCM, but cannot decode DTSMAHD. You will not gain anything having your receiver do it instead of the PS3 (if you could bitstream it).

god dammit, so confusing, so with the ps3 ill get the best possible sound from BR?, i heard it cant do dts-ma hd tho.

It can. It was enabled in the 2.30 firmware update, iirc. But like the previous post said, it decodes it for you and sends the audio to the receiver.

awesome, thanks for the help!!!

i know you hate on sony…but sonystyle.com may still be running this deal.

sign up for sony style credit card. get 150 dollar credit on your first purchase of 299.99 or more.
buy ps3 for 399.99 with the card with free shipping.
get 150 dollar credit on your first bill. Should also qualify for 12months financing.

So you get a PS3 for 249.99.

This is the 80gb model btw.

This is just from what i have read on deal forums. not sure if it actually works. don’t see why it wouldn’t though.

well, im not sure what to do as of now, i might be getting a new receiver that supports all the formats so then i can just get a regular brd and be done with it, id rather have my receiver do all the work.

LG SUPER BLU.

Does HDDVD Blu-Ray and everything else, there are some titles currently on hddvd that wont make it to blu ray for quite some time.

Supports all of those formats you are looking for as well.

As far as new receivers, the Denon AVR-2808 would do everything you need it to do, and supports some formats that have yet to be used on a medium, its ahead of the curve.

Super Blu is $599 normally. and the 2808 is $1199 normally, if you were to to get both of them from me, Im sure I could work something out for you.

Let me know.

Other than That, The Sony Blu-ray S350 just got lowered to $299 from $399.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

And just so you know, Marantz makes a Blu-ray player that is made out of god like components and is about $6000.

$6000 Blu-ray player = :bloated:

Where do you work?

grab the ps3, so when your 360 goes RRoD , you don’t go thru withdrawls.
why get a blu ray player that only plays blu rays?
Thats like buying a DVD player when you could of had a ps2.

Im sticking with onkyo, and i already have a HD-DVD player so no need for the all in one. I saw that Marantz, lol.

Ok, Onkyo I dont know Onkyo as well but they make a great product.

and yea that Marantz is redic but some of the Stereophile people are silly.

what the hell are u talking about?

BluRay can play regular dvds

That was a comparison
why buy a bluray player when you could have a ps3
why would people buy a dvd player when they could have had a ps2 at that time.

because i want a player that does everything and i already have a wii and a 360, i dont need another game system.

why do you still talk when you could hang yourself with your shoe laces?
why didnt your parents leave you in a dumpster when you were born?
why did your mom let your dad blow it inside her?

just some things we will never know.

Ok i just ordered a new onkyo SR 606 and a panny BD35.

So im all set now with all the latest sound formats.

Look for my Onkyo receiver to be for sale soon lol

The PS3 is poor as a BD player as far as im concerned.

Got one to solely play BD’s and it failed after updating the firmware. Wouldnt read BD discs, plays DVD’s and functions fine otherwise. And i hear it happens often…

And it doesnt support some formats, is kinda large, puts off lots of heat, etc…