Thread: TiVo PCM or Dolby
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Old 11-01-2015, 21:47   #5
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Re: PCM or Dolby

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Originally Posted by Skie View Post
PCM is uncompressed
but in this case it originates from a compressed source (either MPEG audio or Dolby), so any benefit is lost.

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Originally Posted by Skie View Post
if you have a half decent receiver connected then PCM would be the way to go.
On the contrary, if you have a half decent receiver, it should so a better job of decoding the Dolby than the consumer-grade chip in the TiVo.
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