[Stuart Wright]

AV Podcast : Games : 15th Mar 2007
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00:44 Gaming News including our smashing Top 10 Gaming chart
15:07 Seth Gecko visits Sony and gets to play with the UK PS3. The latest news on the PS3 plus our hands-on experience. PS3 fans should not miss this.

[davidm]

No. 5 in the chart is a classic - cheers guys

[beerglass007]

In this podcast the PS3 review seems alittle misleading.

The reviewer said that the PS3 used HDMI 1.3 and it you didnt have a 1.3 HDMI AV amp your could get the new BD movie soundtracks.

Everyone on the forums tell me that my amp which supports HDMI 1.1 will give me LPCM sound with the PS3.

As long as my amp support the audio via the HDMI cable, which it does.

Can you please clear this up..

Thanks

[Seth Gecko]

Originally Posted by beerglass007

In this podcast the PS3 review seems alittle misleading.

The reviewer said that the PS3 used HDMI 1.3 and it you didnt have a 1.3 HDMI AV amp your could get the new BD movie soundtracks.

Everyone on the forums tell me that my amp which supports HDMI 1.1 will give me LPCM sound with the PS3.

As long as my amp support the audio via the HDMI cable, which it does.

Can you please clear this up..

Thanks

I'm quoting them direct here. What are you saying by "BD" soundtracks though? Uncompressed PCM? DTS-HD? Sorry, but I'm assuming uncompressed PCM.

I can say this. I've got a Samsung Blu-Ray player and on some discs, sound comes out when connected via HDMI purely to the screen (My amp isn't HDMI). On others, the disc displays "HDMI Audio not supported" and no sound is played. I wish I had a perfect answer, but even with a Blu-Ray and HDMI connected, it seems hit and miss what plays back via HDMI (I am connected via phono leads to my 3805).

[beerglass007]

Originally Posted by Seth Gecko

I'm quoting them direct here. What are you saying by "BD" soundtracks though? Uncompressed PCM? DTS-HD? Sorry, but I'm assuming uncompressed PCM.

I can say this. I've got a Samsung Blu-Ray player and on some discs, sound comes out when connected via HDMI purely to the screen (My amp isn't HDMI). On others, the disc displays "HDMI Audio not supported" and no sound is played. I wish I had a perfect answer, but even with a Blu-Ray and HDMI connected, it seems hit and miss what plays back via HDMI (I am connected via phono leads to my 3805).

Hi Seth

Yes soundtrack, as in uncompressed PCM.

Your reply is how I understand it as well. But I wasnt aware of different DB discs displaying different audio options.

A forum member had been speaking about Black Hawk Down BD and using LPCM via the HDMI connected to a HDMI 1.1 AV amp. He found his amp which did support audio via the HDMI worked with this disc and PS3.

So I'm guessing the PS3 is just decoding and sending the uncompressed audio via the HDMI cable or not decoding the audio and just sending uncompressed audio.

But I got alittle worried when the podcast said that the PS3 supported HDMI 1.3 and unless you had a 1.3 HDMI support amp/tv your stuffed basically.


Have I got this all wrong

Thanks in advance

[Seth Gecko]

Originally Posted by beerglass007

But I got alittle worried when the podcast said that the PS3 supported HDMI 1.3 and unless you had a 1.3 HDMI support amp/tv your stuffed basically.

As I said, I was quoting Sony. My question on the day was "So, unless you have HDMI 1.3, you won't get uncompressed audio?" Answer "Yes".

However, from my understanding, it's only 1.3 needed for DTS-HD etc. As I said, depending on the disc I play in my Blu-Ray player, gives a HDMI supported/not supported message - which totally confuses me.

I honestly think it's disc specific going on my experiences, but am willing to hear different.

[beerglass007]

Originally Posted by Seth Gecko

As I said, I was quoting Sony. My question on the day was "So, unless you have HDMI 1.3, you won't get uncompressed audio?" Answer "Yes".

However, from my understanding, it's only 1.3 needed for DTS-HD etc. As I said, depending on the disc I play in my Blu-Ray player, gives a HDMI supported/not supported message - which totally confuses me.

I honestly think it's disc specific going on my experiences, but am willing to hear different.

No thats good enough for me. I didnt know you were quoting " A sony " reply and this was your findings in person.

I understand the other experiences with the disc types and supported messages.

Having already got a 360, the blue-ray playback is a big thing for me in purchasing the PS3.

[Seth Gecko]

No problem dude - happy to help (Although I never sound happy!!!)