[Folsom]

Hi guys,

I need to take DD to PCM. I'm trying to use DAC with cable box. The cable box says it can output PCM under the menu I selected it. Well it's a flat out lie. It's not PCM....

[srb]

Optical or Coaxial?

[Folsom]

coaxial

[aldcoll]

Might  I ask who's cable and what box?

My comcast digital out of my current box is static.   I will changing boxes next month and I will be present so I hope this will be corrected.

[Folsom]

Charter, it's the DHC6200.

I've been searching the net on the subject. Some say that Verizon's service disabled PCM out. I haven't anything else useful.

[Phil A]

Charter, it's the DHC6200.

I've been searching the net on the subject. Some say that Verizon's service disabled PCM out. I haven't anything else useful.

That could be right from this thread - https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-TV-Technical-Assistance/PCM-Audio-from-set-top-box/td-p/15199

[Phil A]

I've also seen devices like these (Geffen makes one) - http://www.amazon.com/Panlong-Optical-Toslink-Coaxial-Converter/dp/B00ANIIY9I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1445385693&sr=1-1&keywords=digital+audio+decoder

The problem is the output is analog.  Does the TV have an analog input and can it take that to toslink out?

[Phil A]

There are also a bunch of HDMI audio de-embedders - http://www.amazon.com/Panlong-Converter-Extractor-Splitter--embedder/dp/B00ISQ8VB8/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1445386026&sr=1-4&keywords=hdmi+audio+de-embedder

[Folsom]

Well it's useless to convert to analog in a box that's a few dollars, when the goal is to have the world class DAC do it.

That splitter box would work except then I have to convert the Toslink to coaxial... it's nice that it has two channel output (PCM).