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5.1 sound from 2 channel dvd player?
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| mwebsurfer 2006-12-08, 1:25 pm |
| I want to upgrade my system to 5.1 channel sound, however my
dvd player only outputs 2 ch. sound. would a 5.1 home theatre
receiver convert the dvd output to 5.1 ch.? my dvds only
have 5.1 sound on them. Any advice will be appreciated. I
have little knowledge of the new sound systems.
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| E Frank Ball III 2006-12-08, 8:25 pm |
| mwebsurfer <mwebsurfer@verizon.net> wrote:
> I want to upgrade my system to 5.1 channel sound, however my
> dvd player only outputs 2 ch. sound. would a 5.1 home theatre
> receiver convert the dvd output to 5.1 ch.? my dvds only
> have 5.1 sound on them. Any advice will be appreciated. I
> have little knowledge of the new sound systems.
Look on the back of your DVD player. There should be either
a coaxial and/or optical output for digital sound. The
coaxial output may be labeled "SPDIF" (Sony Philips Digital
InterFace). This is a single connector with all of the 5.1
channel information encoded digitally. 5.1 surround
recievers have both coaxial and optical inputs.
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E Frank Ball frankb@sonic.net
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| It also depends on the receiver. Some can take 2-channel inputs and convert
to 5.1 channel outputs by using Dolby Pro Logic II circuitry.
"mwebsurfer" <mwebsurfer@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:Pvieh.10$it5.1@trndny06...
>I want to upgrade my system to 5.1 channel sound, however my
> dvd player only outputs 2 ch. sound. would a 5.1 home theatre
> receiver convert the dvd output to 5.1 ch.? my dvds only
> have 5.1 sound on them. Any advice will be appreciated. I
> have little knowledge of the new sound systems.
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