PS3 not playing Dolby True HD when connected to Yamaha 663. WHY?

Posted by admin in Monday, June 15th 2009

Topics: PlayStation

Tapan Sil asked:

I am trying to play a blue ray movie with Dolby True HD - English option selected. This is played by a Yamaha amplifier ( RX 663) which is True HD and DTS -Master HD capable.. Although the output is 5.1 channel but the True HD sign is not lit up in the Yamaha display. Has any body already played a similar thing . Please suggest.

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4 Comments

shaksnet said in June 15th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

I assume you are connecting the PS3 via its originally supplied composite white and red audio cable outputs (neglecting the yellow video cable). Check the settings > audio in PS3 and configure it. Or it might be that the dual audio outputs from the PS3 is just recognized as stereo by your Yamaha.

gunman said in June 16th, 2009 at 1:21 am

you will only be able to use this fearue if you are using either HDMI or optical cable. You need to transmit digital signal. Composite and component is analog.

to saajan, don’t answer if you know nothing.. you should not even join the yahoo answers if you dont’ know anything… all you ever say is “I don’t know”…. what the heck…

saajan_1982 said in June 18th, 2009 at 8:44 am

i don’t know sorry.. I don’t know whats the yamaha 663 is.. I assume its a somesort of home cinema system….
check on the audio settings from the ps3

HVS said in June 18th, 2009 at 10:22 pm

1. If you connect you PS3 by the Sony supplied cable. That’s analog and only capable of normal Dolby Digital/DTS. Optical/Coaxial same thing.

2. If you connect your PS via HDMI then you have to set it PS3 audio setting to PCM, since PS3 will decode the audio and send the signal via LPCM. However your Yamaha will display PCM not DD-TrueHD/DTS-MA.

3. On that note, PS3 does not do Bitstream “HD” sound signals so your Yamaha will not show the DD-TrueHD/DTS-MA. Since PS3 already decode the signal.

Between PCM from PS3 and Bitstream to send to “capable” receiver; and I’m only talking about HD audio. The audio quality is pretty much the same unless for the real nitpick audiophiles. Personally I use PCM in PS3.

HVS