[QUOTE="klactose"][QUOTE="SystemWarsMan"]Wow didnt know how much better the sound can be on the PS3. One thing for sure is the PS3 has a much better sound scheme, you can go HDMI into a reciever and get TrueHD dolby, DTS, and so on. This is one advantage Sony has, overall I am still testing out the system for the PS3 and I can definitely tell you the online so far and the menus arent even close to where Xbox live is.Tiefster
Did/do you have your 360 connected so you could take advantage of DTS or Dolby Digital? Just wondering if you felt there was a difference between the 360s 5.1 and the PS3's 5.1
There was an article about PS3's audio capabilities on here about a half a year ago. To me it seems what the PS3 can do in terms of audio is great especially just regular audio output. It allows for about 512 different sounds to be going at the same time. I don't know what 360 can do as there was no article on it.
Yeah, I'm aware that the PS3 is capable of outputting 8 channels of audio (7.1) via HDMI, however a device compatible with Linear PCM 7.1 is required to output 7.1 audio from the HDMI OUT connector. So the vast majority of people, even with HDMI will still be maxing out at 5.1, or will be using the optical out which supports 5.1, or the standard AV connector which only supports stereo.
I'm also aware that the 360 is capable of outputting 6 channels of audio (5.1) using the optical out. I was wondering if the TC had ever connected his 360 to use the features, because alot of people have not. If he had, I wanted to know if he felt there was a difference in quality from one platform to the other.
Also, since you mentioned it, there are some articles about the 360s audio features around the web as well. Here is an excerpt from one found at IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/675/675615p1.html
"IGN: How is the Xbox 360 handling sound differently than current generation of consoles?
John Griffin: One thing with the Xbox 360, first off, I'll talk to you a little about the sound aspect, which is really where our focus is, is that the Xbox 360 supports Dolby 5.1 and Pro Logic II. The reason it supports both technologies is that it's important to support both digital and analog audio output. One of the messages that we want to let people know is that for those who buy the premium Xbox 360 package, that actually includes an HD cable with a digital audio output. So, for anyone wanting to get the most out of their 360, they need to have that digital audio cable hooked up to their 5.1 system. You need to buy a separate optical cable for sound, and they're really cheap. You can find them just about anywhere. I think they're around $10 or $15. It's my understanding that the Core unit doesn't have the option for the optical audio out, so that's something people should know as well. So, in other words, if you want to use 5.1 sound, and you have the Core package, you'll need to buy an additional and separate HD cable."
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