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Posted by Ken on 12/05/06 20:50
Gary A. Edelstein wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:45:27 GMT, Ken <user@domain.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I am not sure this is the correct place for my questions and they may
>> require more information, but perhaps someone can clarify my confusion:
>>
>> I have a Receiver that is capable of Dolby 6.1, and it has a multitude
>> of inputs and outputs. I also have a cheap DVD/VCR player unit that I
>> use for playing CD's as well as DVD's and VCR tapes. Currently I use
>> the coax output of the DVD player to input into the receiver. My
>> thinking is that the DVD unit will send the data to the receiver and the
>> appropriate decoder will separate the channels correctly based upon what
>> is written on the disk.
>>
>> Am I correct on this assumption??
>>
> Yes, for the DVD player. For the VCR side, it might not supply audio
> via the coax digital out and then you would have to hook up the L/R
> analog audio outs to the receiver to listen to tapes.
>
>> Does it do the same for both CD's and DVD's?
>>
> It will output 44.1 kHz pcm for audio CDs and whatever audio stream
> you choose in the DVD disc menu, depending on what audio streams are
> on the disc. Many movie discs have at least DD5.1 tracks.
First, thanks for the reply. I feel better about how I have it hooked
up, even though it seemed to work OK.
My player has a setting for PCM or Bitstream. Since I use the coax to
input my receiver for both DVD's and CD's, I chose Bitstream. It says
that Bitstream will allow the DTS decoder to decipher the data.
There is another setting for Sample Frequency. The setting choices are
96kHz and 48kHz. I set it at 96kHz since it is a newer receiver.
>
>> Is there some characteristic of the DVD player that would limit what the
>> receiver can do or is it simply all digital and the receiver will
>> interpret the information appropriately?
>>
> The receiver should manage the audio properly if it is setup
> correctly.
>
>> Do you need to know more about the player?
>>
> You could check the player setup menu to be sure it is set correctly
> for your display, but only if the picture doesn't display properly.
> Many players default video settings are for a 4x3 aspect ratio TV.
> You may have to tweak the audio settings in this menu if your receiver
> doesn't get access to all the audio streams on a disc. But don't play
> with the audio setup unless you have that problem.
The video portion of the settings are more easily understood by me.
Since I do not have a HD TV I use the 4:3 aspect ratio.
All in all, the system seems to be working well as far as the audio
goes. I do not have many disks (CD & DVD) that utilize all the
capabilities, but I just wanted to make sure I had it set up so that it
would when I played one. Thanks again for your help.
Ken
>
> Gary E
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