Posted by Mark on 09/21/41 11:31

"Mark" <mark_a_jackson@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:...
> hi
>
> yes i have just noticed this on my R2 copy of revenge of the sith.its the
> same
>
> did you manage to get a surround back channel out your amp? i have yamaha
> rx657, and i heard noting.
> interestingly, the THX trailier is ex, flaged, and my amp had not problem
> identifying that
>
>
>
> "Tony" <tony@blah.blah> wrote in message
> news:3t8jjqFri07bU1@individual.net...
>> I've got the R1 Star Wars prequel DVDs and they all claim to be in Dolby
>> Digital Surround EX. My Sony DB-1080 amp is set to switch the rear centre
>> speaker on automatically when it detects the EX flag in the soundtrack,
>> but it only does this for Attack of the Clones. For The Phantom Menace
>> and Revenge of the Sith I have to tell the amp to use the rear centre
>> speaker explicitly as it just outputs normal DD5.1.
>>
>> Has anyone else noticed a similar problem? Does it exist on the R2 DVDs
>> as well? Is the EX flag missing or is my DVD player and/or amp just
>> rubbish? The original trilogy DVDs (also R1) all seem to have the EX flag
>> and my amp has no problem with them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
>>
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