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Posted by thad@thadlabs.com on 04/28/07 14:08
On Apr 28, 4:51 am, "def456" <def...@none.none> wrote:
> <t...@thadlabs.com> wrote in message
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> > On Apr 27, 7:46 am, "def456" <def...@none.none> wrote:
> >> > Inexpensive but effective audio playback systems are readily
> >> > available even at big box stores; there's no reason to endure the
> >> > inadequate sound capabilties of one's TV.
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> >> If so, I would appreciate some specifics. Specific stores, online
> >> vendors,
> >> brands, and models in the under $100 category. I'd be willing to spend
> >> that
> >> much for good audio from DVD movies. Note that it must accept hi-fi
> >> (right &
> >> left speakers) RCA cable connectors, which is what my DVD system
> >> provides.
> >> My googling effort didn't turn up much, but then I don't know much about
> >> audio lingo, so don't really know what to look for...
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> > One other item:
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> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Digital>
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> > Halfway down:
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> > " Many Dolby Digital decoders are equipped with downmixing
> > functionality to distribute
> > " encoded channels to available speakers. This includes such functions
> > as playing
> > " surround information through the front speakers if surround speakers
> > are unavailable,
> > " and distributing the center channel to left and right if no center
> > speaker is available.
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> > If nothing else, switch to MONO until you can afford a proper setup.
> > Going to MONO
> > will put dialogue in both the L and R channels.
>
> My DVD player has no MONO setting.
> I am only getting generalities from you, no supporting specific facts.
> Sounds good but of no utility to me. Thanks for trying.
Set your TV's audio playback to MONO; that should recapture the
dialog.
Otherwise look for any "home theater in a box"; that's what you need
since
your present system seems incapable of reproducing the center channel
(either directly, or synthesized as L+R) which is needed for
dialogue.
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