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If you want something other than standard Dolby Digital surround or standard Redbook CD 16 bit 44.1kHz audio, you have to use the HDMI as those are 'protected' streams and the HDMI/HDCP may be required for passage and decoding.Bryan
OK, so Charles, this is where you're at. Your player decodes everything, which is good, cuz your receiver cannot decode everything. The Onkyo doesn't decode the BluRay codecs (TrueHD and DTS HD MA). So set your Panny BluRay player's HDMI for PCM, not bitstream. That way already-decoded PCM (assuming you pick TrueHD or DTS HD MA, or lossless PCM in the specific movie's menu) will travel across HDMI (HDMI only, not coax or toslink) and be handled by the Onkyo as good ole 5.1 or 7.1 PCM. The Onkyo should even be able to take the decoded 5.1 PCM and add Dolby PLIIx to it (called post-processing) ..to produce a very legitimate 7.1 mix (assuming you have a 7.1 setup). Enjoy!
George: The player doesn't mention LPCM. It does say to turn PCM down conversion off. Then signals are output as 96kHz. The receiver has 24bit/192kHz DAC. That gonna work?? Cheers Charlie
OKIEDOKIE!!! Sure as Hell hope I don't lose all this info. What a bummer that would be. Cheers charlie