On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7:37:11 PM UTC-5, bkluk7 wrote:   
   > My Audio setup: Blu Ray player to 5.1 Yamaha Receiver via digital coax.   
   >   
   > I realize that PC M is an uncompressed format that should sound better   
   > than DTS or Dolby Digital. However, while watching a Blu Ray last night,   
   > something didn't sound quite right with the surround sound. Movie   
   > dialogue was alternating between the center channel and L/R speakers,   
   > and the SL and SR didn't seem to be working correctly.   
   >   
   > Upon troubleshooting, the blu ray PLAYER audio output format was PCM,   
   > but my receiver only detected/sent it in stereo (only the L and R   
   > speakers were lit on the display). When I changed the output mode of the   
   > blu ray PLAYER to DTS, the receiver detected/sent proper 5.1. When I   
   > went to the audio settings on the actual blu ray DISC, the   
   > primary/standard option (the only option in English and without   
   > subtitles) was 6.1 DTS.   
   > I ended up keeping the blu ray PLAYER output format on DTS to match, and   
   > the surround worked.   
   >   
   > I thought PCM was the new standard.  If a DISC only outputs in DTS, is   
   > this correct?  How do I get PCM surround? Is this only available using   
   > an HDMI cable?   
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   > bkluk7   
      
   Eventually you're going to have to bail on that unit and get something that   
   has hdmi.  I put it off for a while myself but the hd surround formats are   
   worth it.   
      
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