Posts by MalteseChicken

For my receiver, each source displays the sound field I have selected for that source (my wii is Dolby II Game for example, my DVD is Sci-Fi) Depending on the sound field selected, the dolby icons on the left of my screen will also...

I think it is TV and/or DVD player specific. My TV only has "Automatic" for selecting the right aspect on over the air broadcasts. So for watching TV, the TV takes care of setting the right aspect. Unfortunately, all other sources,...

Don,   Unfortunately the dish network box is not capable of true dolby digital surround, or high def tv (the "high quality connection to your TV" for S-Video and composite video is not high-def by any means).   My suggestion...

That point in the manual had me concerned - I saw it too. I receive both analog and digital channels over the air (both Canadian and US stations) and I was disappointed thinking I would need to use both my S/PDIF and analog...

Hey all,   I recently discovered that my TV is a bit of an odd-ball.  The TV allows a digital 5.1 surround bit-stream from the HDMI to pass through and out the optical.  I thought this was normal, but apparently not...

  Quote: Originally Posted by safesinger  @MalteseChicken Alot of Surround Systems show the icons on the front in the led display. I can have all my speakers enabled on the Wii but it's not true Dolby...

Oh and to answer your question - The way that I verify for certain that I am getting 5.1 is my receiver has channel icons on the front indicating what channels of information it has detected. These boxes will indicate channels of...

Interesting. My TV is Cheap. It is a Dynex 37" from Future shop. It was last year's model of this...

Quote: Originally Posted by alfmer  Thanks, again, Bill.  Yes, Victoria is a wonderful place.  I am very fortunate to be living here.   I did finally get my receiver in the mail yesterday,...

I agree with Jason's observation about lack of expandability -  On the other hand, your TV could be the hub of everything since you have 4 HDMI inputs on it.  Does you dish network have an HDMI? If no, you're receiver...