Help with a converter

[Sue]

I purchased a Radio shack Toslink to PCM converter to hook up between my Dish Network Satelitte which has a optical output & Pioneer receiver which has a coax input. I'm not sure if this unit will allow me to hear Dolby digital or will it just allow me stereo. What is confusing me is this PMC(Pulse Code Mudulation). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[hornydragon]

PCM is stereo and will not carry the DD 5.1 or DTS Bitstream

 

[Sue]

THANK YOU so much

 

[hornydragon]

are you in the USA sue???

 

[Sue]

Yes, Florida

 

[hornydragon]

you may have more luck over at www.avsforum.com a US site but please dont leave us as we are a friendly bunch of Brits (europeans)

 

[Flimber]

It will work ! That convertiwidget you bought is just changing optical digital (toslink) to electrical/coaxial digital (rca phono).

Mike.

 

[Sue]

Okay Thanks again

 

[hornydragon]

Not if it is a PCM modulator it wont if it doesnt modulate it will work but then it wouldnt be a TOSlink to PCM converter. Unless FLimber knows of the unit.