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Alfie Froud
Contributor II
April 1, 2019
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Are any of my devices able to do DTS to Dolby Digital transcoding?

Hello :)
My Blu Ray is the Sony bdp-s3700 and TV is Sony kdl 32w705b. Will I be able to transcode DTS to Dolby Digital with any of these?
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    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_GriffithsAnswer
    April 1, 2019
    Check the Blu-Ray manual and look for Dolby D compatible audio output using EDID ...”extended display identification data”. I’m pretty sure that Sony model supports that, but you may have to switch it on in its settings.
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    Ken_Griffiths
    Ken_GriffithsAnswer
    April 1, 2019
    Check the Blu-Ray manual and look for Dolby D compatible audio output using EDID ...”extended display identification data”. I’m pretty sure that Sony model supports that, but you may have to switch it on in its settings.
      Alfie FroudAuthor
      Contributor II
      April 1, 2019
      Thank you. If I find that it doesn’t support that, is there some sort of device I can buy to do the transcoding?
      Ken_Griffiths
      Ken_Griffiths
      April 1, 2019
      Perhaps see this link below. There used to be a compiled list of blu-ray players that did DTS/DD 5.1 ‘on the fly' transcoding, but I can’t seem to find it at the moment. It was mostly Samsung and Sony players from 2015 onwards, if my memory serves me correctly? Hope the link helps.?

      https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/4k-uhd-bluray-players-that-decode-dts-to-dolby-6738683/index1.html
        Alfie FroudAuthor
        Contributor II
        April 1, 2019
        Thank you. One last question. What happens if you play a Blu Ray that is Dolby True HD? Does it get converted into DD5.1?
        Ken_Griffiths
        Ken_Griffiths
        April 1, 2019
        It will depend what codecs/audio formats are supported by the player. I think many users seemed to prefer the Samsung models like Samsung BD-J7500 but I’m not sure which player actually worked best with SonoS HT. It maybe a case of looking through the manuals and/or speaking to the respective support desks for the Blu-ray players that you have in mind, to see what they actually do support.

        I’m not a person that uses Blu-ray Discs, as I’m more for streaming 5.1 DD movies these days, so I’m not really fully upto speed on what’s currently available.
        opsman
        Lyricist III
        April 2, 2019
        Just checked the User Manual for your player and as Ken has previously stated there is an option for you to set for this (Dolby D Compatible Output) see attached page:-

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