Help with 5.1 on Yamaha Soundbar and PS3 Please!!!

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I hope someone could help me with this ! I've got a Yamaha ysp-600 Soundbar hooked up to my PS3 through HDMI. I'm pretty sure the Soundbar isn't capable of HD Audio so I set the PS3 to regular DD 5.1 along with the default PCM 2.1 setting.

The problem is I'm not sure if the soundbar is capable of handling regular 5.1 either through an HDMI cable.

The manual states " This unit is compatible with 2 channel PCM signals but not with multi channel PCM signals" Is regular DD 5.1 through HDMI still classes as multichannel PCM?

I also found a quote on another forum from somone from Yamaha stating

Hi,

Thanks for the email
Yes you are correct the YSP will default to a 2ch pcm audio signal when it
receives HD audio, sorry.
With any blu-ray disc you can select from the discs own menu to select
other audio options (ie 5.1)
Many thanks
Steve
Product specialist

I've accepted the lack of HD audio but could someone confirm whether I am getting DD 5.1 through HDMI? The DD light is on showing it is receiving a DD signal but I'm not sure if it's outputting in 5.1 or just stereo?!

If not what is the point in the HDMI connection when you have to use optical instead to get DD!

Hope someone can help.

 

[Anonymous]

Or can someone help answer this please. When I have selected regular dolby digital 5.1 for output through HDMI. Is this a PCM or Bitstream signal?

Is the DD being decoded by the PS3 or is it done by the reciver through HDMI?

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Headfi,

I'm pretty sure (I won't get chance to check until later today) that you can setup the PS3 so it outputs Dolby Digital 5.1 as bitstream, which would mean your Yamaha could handle it, and you'd get your sound as it was intended.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi thanks for the help. I've worked out how to bitsream through the HDMI cable so I'm now getting DD 5.1 .