Still, getting the most out of Blu-ray’s audio capabilities can be confusing.
Here are five ways to set up Blu-ray with audio output.
Not all of these methods are usable with every Blu-ray Disc player.
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Check your player’s audio connection options to see what’s available.
Loop HDMI Through a Home Theater Receiver
Accessing audio using an HDMI-TV connection produces so-so quality.
Connecting a Blu-ray Disc player to an HDMI-equipped home theater receiver produces better sound results.
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For this to work, your home theater receiver must have built-inDolby TrueHDorDTS-HD Master Audiodecoders.
Many home theater receivers made after 2015 incorporateDolby AtmosandDTS:X.
Your home theater receiver’s user manual should illustrate and explain this.
Two HDMI Outputs
Some Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray Players have two HDMI outputs.
Use one HDMI output to send video to a TV or video projector.
Use the second output to send audio to a home theater receiver.
Some Blu-ray Disc players provide both digital optical and digital coaxial audio connections.
Most only provide one, and usually, it’s digital optical.
Check your home theater receiver and Blu-ray Disc player to see what you have.
The amplifier or receiver then amplifies and distributes the sound to the speakers.
Most lower-priced Blu-ray Disc players don’t have 5.1/7.1 analog audio output connections.
This prevents access to digital surround-sound audio formats.
OPPO Digital
This method isn’t as accurate as true Dolby or DTS decoding.
Still, it provides an acceptable result from two-channel sources.
Many Blu-ray Disc players have eliminated the analog two-channel stereo audio output option.
However, some higher-end models still have the feature.
If you want this option, your choices may be limited.
