denon 2807, 3806, 4306, 987 question

cowboyfromhell · 12-30-2012, 06:13 PM

im looking at getting one of these receivers used. i was wondering if i got one of these units (being hdmi 1.1) if i hooked my ps3 up to one of them if my ps3 would be do the audio decoding?

BIslander · 12-30-2012, 08:36 PM

Yes, with an HDMI 1.1 receiver, you'll need to have the player do the decoding of lossless sound tracks.

cowboyfromhell · 12-30-2012, 08:37 PM

ok i just wanted to make sure because i have a yamaha 3090 and i cant play blue ray. would i be better to invest into a 1.3 or 1.4 hdmi or would a ps3 and a hdmi 1.1 be better?

jkkyler · 01-02-2013, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboyfromhell

ok i just wanted to make sure because i have a yamaha 3090 and i cant play blue ray. would i be better to invest into a 1.3 or 1.4 hdmi or would a ps3 and a hdmi 1.1 be better?

Do you have one of the original 'fat' ps3 or do you have a later slim. The reason is that the initial ps3 have an older chip that will not bitstream the losless codecs while the newer ones (PS3) do have that capability as the chip was changed.

cowboyfromhell · 01-02-2013, 09:00 AM

i have the newer/slim model ps3

cowboyfromhell · 01-02-2013, 12:03 PM

a question about dts and blu ray. since my yamaha 3090 isnt dts and i cant play blu ray thru it (no sound). does a receiver have to be a certain dts or can it be any kind of dts?

jkkyler · 01-02-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cowboyfromhell

a question about dts and blu ray. since my yamaha 3090 isnt dts and i cant play blu ray thru it (no sound). does a receiver have to be a certain dts or can it be any kind of dts?

I don't understand that question but with a HDMI capable receiver and your ps3 you have the choice to let the ps3 decode the audio or the recevier - audio quality wise it makes no difference.

BIslander · 01-02-2013, 12:30 PM

There's DTS and DTS-HD Master Audio. If you want the high res lossless audio, you need a processor that can decode Master Audio. But, regular DTS is plenty good, especially with the high bitrates used on Blu-ray. So, a processor that can decode regular DTS will give you excellent audio.

Meanwhile, if your 3090 has multichannel analog inputs, you can get a player with MCH analog outputs. The player would do the decoding and analog conversion. that would be a considerably cheaper route than buying a new processor.

12-30-2012, 06:13 PM	#1
cowboyfromhell A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 12	denon 2807, 3806, 4306, 987 question im looking at getting one of these receivers used. i was wondering if i got one of these units (being hdmi 1.1) if i hooked my ps3 up to one of them if my ps3 would be do the audio decoding?

12-30-2012, 08:36 PM	#2
BIslander Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Posts: 1,502	Yes, with an HDMI 1.1 receiver, you'll need to have the player do the decoding of lossless sound tracks.

12-30-2012, 08:37 PM	#3
cowboyfromhell A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 12	ok i just wanted to make sure because i have a yamaha 3090 and i cant play blue ray. would i be better to invest into a 1.3 or 1.4 hdmi or would a ps3 and a hdmi 1.1 be better?

01-02-2013, 09:00 AM	#5
cowboyfromhell A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 12	i have the newer/slim model ps3

01-02-2013, 12:03 PM	#6
cowboyfromhell A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 12	a question about dts and blu ray. since my yamaha 3090 isnt dts and i cant play blu ray thru it (no sound). does a receiver have to be a certain dts or can it be any kind of dts?

01-02-2013, 12:30 PM	#8
BIslander Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Posts: 1,502	There's DTS and DTS-HD Master Audio. If you want the high res lossless audio, you need a processor that can decode Master Audio. But, regular DTS is plenty good, especially with the high bitrates used on Blu-ray. So, a processor that can decode regular DTS will give you excellent audio. Meanwhile, if your 3090 has multichannel analog inputs, you can get a player with MCH analog outputs. The player would do the decoding and analog conversion. that would be a considerably cheaper route than buying a new processor.