jpmad4it
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Hi all,
My first post
I have just bought a Sony BDP-S480 Blu-Ray player, and I am quite confused as to what I need to get audio such as DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD up and running via a single HDMI cable.
1) If I bought a simple 5.1 surround sound speaker system, such as the Pioneer SHS100 set, do I need an AV receiver to get DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD sound via HDMI?
2) Can the HDMI cable be plugged directly into the subwoofer if I didn't have an AV receiver?
3) Does the speaker set have to support the desired sound e.g. does it need to say that it supports DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD? Or does this not matter?
4) If I wanted more than one source for my sound, for example, if I wanted to hook up my Sky box to the speakers, do I need an AV Receiver to switch the sources? Or can I just swap the HDMI cable between sources?
5) If the DVD / Blu-Ray disc doesn't have DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD, will the HDMI cable revert to a different sound, or will it not play any sound at all i.e. will I need a backup connection such as optical coaxial etc?
If anyone can help me with these questions and help to explain / simplify the process of how this all works, I'd be extremely grateful.
I apologise if I have got lots of newbie-ness going on here!
regards
Jonathan
My first post
I have just bought a Sony BDP-S480 Blu-Ray player, and I am quite confused as to what I need to get audio such as DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD up and running via a single HDMI cable.
1) If I bought a simple 5.1 surround sound speaker system, such as the Pioneer SHS100 set, do I need an AV receiver to get DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD sound via HDMI?
2) Can the HDMI cable be plugged directly into the subwoofer if I didn't have an AV receiver?
3) Does the speaker set have to support the desired sound e.g. does it need to say that it supports DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD? Or does this not matter?
4) If I wanted more than one source for my sound, for example, if I wanted to hook up my Sky box to the speakers, do I need an AV Receiver to switch the sources? Or can I just swap the HDMI cable between sources?
5) If the DVD / Blu-Ray disc doesn't have DTS HD Master Audio/Dolby TrueHD, will the HDMI cable revert to a different sound, or will it not play any sound at all i.e. will I need a backup connection such as optical coaxial etc?
If anyone can help me with these questions and help to explain / simplify the process of how this all works, I'd be extremely grateful.
I apologise if I have got lots of newbie-ness going on here!
regards
Jonathan
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