At the risk of sounding foolish, I realised that whenever I select PCM 5.1 Audio, the AVR always registers as 2.0 input. Why is this so?

It depend on the source, and also optical cable only support 2.0 PCM

Source is PCM5.1. Cable is HDMI. HDMI should be capable, right?

What player and what amp are you using ?

does your receiver supports HDMI multichannel LPCM?

Panasonic BD60 and Denon 1909.

You set your BD60 to PCM for both True-HD and DTS-MA? What about your settings in Denon? Auto mode?

I have no problems decoding Dolby/DTS, HD Audio or otherwise to multichannels, only hit the brickwall with PCM codes.

AVR - Auto, I think. Have been fiddling with the AVR settings, couldnt get it to work.

Hmm.. I will double check the player's settings again.

I think its the configurations/settings, just dun know which ones

Don't own the Denon, but normally if you set the AVR to Auto and your BD60 to Bitstream or PCM you will still get full multichannel sound.

If you are getting stereo sound, maybe you are playing around with a mode that is only meant for stereo.

Yeah, I think thats the current setting, thats why I puzzled, AVR input indicates stereo ...

Mebbe I need to play around with the settings once more.

Thanks anyway, Ngto

BTW, Denon 1909 does support multichannel PCM, right?

If you have set everything up correctly, the Denon display will light up as "MULTICH IN", indicating that you are receiving multichannel PCM. If you hit "Status" on the Denon, the display should say something like "PCM 48kHz 3/2/.1" indicating that you are receiving 5.1 channel PCM (3 fronts / 2 surrounds / .1 LFE track).

Since it has the HD decoders built in it should also be able to do Multichannel LPCM.

Ngto, HD decoders and LCPM at AVR is different thing...

Everyone knows it's different thing, BUT "Since it has HD decoders built in it should also be able to do Multichannel LPCM"

Hope you see the diff between "should be able to" and "must be able to"

This post has been edited by Ngto: Dec 2 2009, 10:43 AM

As far as I know, mostly AVR will able to accept Multi-PCM regardless of HD Decoder.

So What does HD decoders relates to PCM??

Do you know that what a HD decoder does is decode bitstreamed HD audio into LPCM? Whether it's the Player that does the decoding or the AVR that does the decoding in the end it all decodes into LPCM.

If an AVR is advanced enough to have HD decoders built in, it is reasonable to also expect it to have the ability to accept LPCM as well , no?

This is in reply to Lone*Wolf who was wondering whether his Denon 1909 could accept LPCM.

Seems you are trying to make an issue out of nothing

As u say, the TS just ask y PCM become 2.0

Just give a simple answer enough la bro...

Y bring in HD decoders pulak???

Because he buy HD Decoder AVR surely try to bring in HD Audio as well lah. No harm to try solve is problem thoroughly.

Unlike you only want to critise and comment just to prove a point but before this never try to help him with his problem

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Lau eh, u also come join the fun??

Yesterday kena not enough is it? ha ha