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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
Your receiver doesn't decode standard DTS 5.1? If it does then the DTS 5.1 lossy track is automatically extracted from the DTS HD stream. Your equipment may not be able to play the lossless DTS HD MA track, but you still might be able to listen to the 1500 kb/s lossy core.
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
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Originally Posted by Edwin-S
Your receiver doesn't decode standard DTS 5.1? If it does then the DTS 5.1 lossy track is automatically extracted from the DTS HD stream. Your equipment may not be able to play the lossless DTS HD MA track, but you still might be able to listen to the 1500 kb/s lossy core.
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Quoted for truth. I watched this from Netflix last week, with the audio from a receiver that's almost seven years old. The "lossy" DTS sounded fantastic. I plan to upgrade the receiver soon, but haven't had any problems with any DTS-HD tracks so far.
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
There are folks who wouldn't be able to play M & C in Ingles. My brother is stille using a Pioneer VSX-99 from 1995 that has no DTS, just AC-3. He knows he needs an upgrade but has kids in college and always puts it off....
The core audio isn't that far behind the DTS Master anyway IMO. It's quite good. I'm kind'a bummed out over the DTS Master on the disc because it out'ed my Onkyo 805 reciever as needing a firmware upgrade. I got the digital noise blast at about 17:20 . It was the only one.
Now, my brother would have to hook up the player's analog pair to get English audio...I know he no hablar Espanol and sure don't poly voux nothin'. He likes this film too. Next time we talk I'll ask him if he got a new reciever....proably no, he buy it when I was visiting so I'd hook it up! I'd bet. ....'an ask if he bought this disc. Proably he has not because if he did, I'd of proably gotten a phone call askin' what the hell do I do about this audio....?
Yeah, there's always analog out's.....
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
Jon, what player are you using?
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
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Originally Posted by Edwin-S
Your receiver doesn't decode standard DTS 5.1? If it does then the DTS 5.1 lossy track is automatically extracted from the DTS HD stream. Your equipment may not be able to play the lossless DTS HD MA track, but you still might be able to listen to the 1500 kb/s lossy core.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Adkins
There is no PCM audio track on Fox titles.
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Just repeating Edwin and Jeff's puzzlement here. First of all, I'm assuming your using an optical or coax SPDIF connection from your player to your receiver. In that case your player can send the DTS core (which it does automatically). And as Jeff mentioned, there is no such thing as PCM audio on Fox titles. They are all DTS-HD: Master Audio.
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
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Originally Posted by Jon Lidolt
I have the Samsung BD-P1200. When I go into the player's menu and select the PCM option I get 2 channel sound which comes through as Pro Logic on my amplifier which is an old Kenwood VR-209. It's OK, but it doesn't have the 2 surround channels or the punch that the French and Spanish Dolby Digital tracks do.
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We need a little more info.
1) What type of connection are you using between the player and receiver? HDMI, optical/coax SPDIF, 6-channel analog, etc.
2) Why are you only selecting 2-channel PCM from the player menu?
3) What track are you selecting from the movie? M&C doesn't have a PCM track, it has a DTS-HD: Master Audio track, from which a 1.5Mbps DTS track can be extracted by either your player or receiver.
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
nvm
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Re: Master and Commander: what's with the audio?
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Originally Posted by Jon Lidolt
I appreciate all the help from this forum but checking through my files, I was somewhat shocked to find that I've had my Kenwood Dolby Digital receiver since 1998 – which made me realize that it's about time for an upgrade. Thanks again guys.
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Wow!
Heh, yeah, it's definitely time to upgrade your receiver. Since you're in the market, I'd
highly suggest looking at the lower-end HDMI receivers. Here's some for at or under $300:
Amazon.com: Yamaha RX-V463BL 525 Watt 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver: ElectronicsAmazon.com: Sony STRDG720 7.1 Audio Video Receiver - Black: ElectronicsAmazon.com: Onkyo TX-SR506 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver - Black: Electronics
Check the Receivers section for more advice.
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