Posted by ChairmanOfTheBored on 08/21/07 07:38

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:21:40 -0700, Walter Traprock
<wetraprock@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"def456" <def456@none.none> wrote:
>
>> I decided to try a Coby DVD-755 home theater system from Kmart for $60 on
>> sale. It's hooked up and works OK. The speakers are small but the audio is a
>> significant improvement over my old TV's sound. I researched it first, and
>> it seemed the best deal for under $100. I particularly like that the DVD
>> player has a built-in Dolby D 5.1 decoder (but no DTS decoder), and
>> full-featured outputs including digital optical and coaxial audio output
>> connectors, as well as all of the video output options such as S-video,
>> component, and composite. The DVD's remote control has a volume+- control,
>> which is essential, and I like the remote control's features in general.
>> There's plenty of wattage output for my purposes. I would never listen to it
>> at the maximum volume, which is too loud for my ears, but not extremely so.
>> It's probably a keeper unless I can find something better under $100.
>
>How did the weak dialog problem resolve? I find that DVD volumes are
>really all over the place, but most annoying is combining weak
>dialog volume with loud music.


Mainly because you don't know how audio tracks are put onto DVDs, NOR do
you know (obviously) how dolby and film makers work the center channel.

If the first thing you do is press "play" on your DVD, you have already
made a mistake. You should ALWAYS check to see if there is a standard
Dolby track included. The TVs and digital Dolby don't mix well.

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