frodawgg
Novice Member
OK, so I'm pretty sure I'm plumb out of luck, but I just wanted to confirm before making any unnecessary decisions.
I recently started a very modest theater set-up; my basement is small and I don't really have the money for high-end stuff.
The 5.1 receiver I got--once again, inexpensive and lower-end--is the RCA RT2781HB U. While it only does Dolby Digital and PLII, that's fine, and it sounds good (I would prefer lossless, but that's a budgetary thing and an issue for another day). However, I quickly realized I can't watch DTS movies in discrete 5.1; it downmixes and I have to use PLII. The Sony Blu-ray player I'm using is good, but rather old, and it can output both Dolby and DTS, but I guess it doesn't transcode (which I don't think is a BD player's duty anyway).
I've been searching high and low for solutions, and I found that they have converters (I have an HDMI/optical splitter/audio extractor, but that doesn't transcode, either--just passthrough), and they say you can convert and output the surround via the analog RCA plugs. Great! Nope. My receiver only has L/R, not six channels. What should've been an easy fix is not an option. Welp, that's what I get for going cheap.
IS there a way to listen to my DTS in discrete 5.1 somehow through optical or HDMI? Any devices do this? Or are my only options to either accept what I have and deal with it or drop money on another receiver?
Thank you so much! I know I'm probably not going to be happy with the answer, but it's better to know than to wonder.
Jason
I recently started a very modest theater set-up; my basement is small and I don't really have the money for high-end stuff.
The 5.1 receiver I got--once again, inexpensive and lower-end--is the RCA RT2781HB U. While it only does Dolby Digital and PLII, that's fine, and it sounds good (I would prefer lossless, but that's a budgetary thing and an issue for another day). However, I quickly realized I can't watch DTS movies in discrete 5.1; it downmixes and I have to use PLII. The Sony Blu-ray player I'm using is good, but rather old, and it can output both Dolby and DTS, but I guess it doesn't transcode (which I don't think is a BD player's duty anyway).
I've been searching high and low for solutions, and I found that they have converters (I have an HDMI/optical splitter/audio extractor, but that doesn't transcode, either--just passthrough), and they say you can convert and output the surround via the analog RCA plugs. Great! Nope. My receiver only has L/R, not six channels. What should've been an easy fix is not an option. Welp, that's what I get for going cheap.
IS there a way to listen to my DTS in discrete 5.1 somehow through optical or HDMI? Any devices do this? Or are my only options to either accept what I have and deal with it or drop money on another receiver?
Thank you so much! I know I'm probably not going to be happy with the answer, but it's better to know than to wonder.
Jason