So what is ONKYO, DOLBY or anyone doing about their fiasco?? (1 Viewer)

NickSP · Jan 7, 2002

It's been quite a while since the JP3 and PH messup. Are any of the companies involved doing any product recalls or anything otherwise? Has anyone read or heard anything new on that? Onkyo still has a stale press re;ease on their site, nothing new!

Selden Ball · Jan 7, 2002

Updated firmware is available for downloading for at least some of the high end Onkyo receivers.

New firmware is also available for Tag McLaren's pre/pro.

Outlaw's newsletter announced that they delayed releasing their new pre/pro so they could include the fixes.

I haven't heard anything about any recalls from any company

(I have a Marantz pre/pro).

grumble.

Razvan V · Jan 7, 2002

Nick,

You wrote that "updated firmware is available for downloading for at least some of the high end Onkyo receivers". Where can I download the updated firmware from?

Thanks,

Razvan

Ted Lee · Jan 7, 2002

i'm out of the loop here. what's the fiasco?

NickSP · Jan 7, 2002

Razvan,

Selden wrote that an update is available for higher end receivers. Is there such an update available for the 898?

Ted,

Fiasco being that on some Onkyos and other brand of receivers, there were constant Audio dropouts while trying to watch Pearl Harbor and Jurassic Park-III in Dolby Digital.

Gerard Martin · Jan 7, 2002

Lets ask and see if we can find out.

BruceD · Jan 7, 2002

Universal because of their money grabbing greed, has implemented a copy protection scheme in the code area for DD-EX that is causing DD-EX flag recognition software problems with some DVDs on some pre-pros and receivers.

BruceD

Ken Seeber · Jan 7, 2002

This isn't limited to Universal. Discs from Disney ("Pearl Harbor") and Anchor Bay ("The Stunt Man" and "The Beastmaster") are also affected.

Razvan V · Jan 7, 2002

Nick - sorry for the confusion. Is your Onkyo software upgradeable?

Selden - where can the new firmware be downloaded from?

Razvan

Luuk Vos · Jan 8, 2002

So tell me, how do I download new firmware into my TX-DS797?

Thanks,

Luke

Willem Vos · Jan 8, 2002

The only receivers upgradeable are most likely the ones equipped with a RS232 connection (or similar).

I don't think the 797 has one, but I could be mistaken.

Jeffrey_Jones · Jan 8, 2002

Hello,

According to Onkyo the only two receivers that are firmware upgradeable are the 989 and the Integra 9.1. The other Integra receivers that have a RS232 port are for control only and cannot be used to upgrade the software.

I hope I'm wrong but this information does come from Onkyo and is supported in their user manuals.

Thanks,

Jeff

Luuk Vos · Jan 8, 2002

Guys,

Thanks for responding so adequate. But what I really meant is, how are they going to cope with all the Onkyo's in the field that are NOT upgradable in this way??

Luke

B.T.W.: Willem Vos?? W.T.F.? ;-)

Chip E · Jan 8, 2002

I don't think Onkyo is going to do anything. Really, it's a software issue. It's my take that the software makers will have to alter the encoding appropriatly.

Eric_M · Jan 9, 2002

Great.

Well I have an Onkyo595 on order only because the store said they will keep replacing it until I get lucky and end up with one that works fine. Supposedly the 696 doesn't have this issue but that is like $300 more.

If I can't get one that works then I start all over again with a reciever search. That would not be good.

Jeremy Anderson · Jan 9, 2002

I don't really know that Onkyo should go replacing any of their products because of an error on the part of the producers of two DVD's. It isn't Onkyo or Dolby's fault that these studios tried to insert some wierd form of copy-protection into those bitstreams that causes dropouts. If anything, you should be asking for replacement copies of JP3 and Pearl Harbor from their respective studios.

But... both of these discs have excellent DTS tracks, so what's the problem?

Charles J P · Jan 9, 2002

I just want a little clarification here. I heard about the PH and JP3 dvds, but someone here mentions that there are some other disks too. Has this been confirmed? and if so, is it because of the same reason? ... improper use of the DD-EX flag for copywrite info?

Rick Radford · Jan 9, 2002

But... both of these discs have excellent DTS tracks, so what's the problem?

Well, if he doesn't have a player that can output the DTS bitstream, that might be a problem.
(as was pointed out to me when I said the same thing!)

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Charles J P · Jan 9, 2002

But... both of these discs have excellent DTS tracks, so what's the problem?

By that logic I'm assuming you're OK with what Universal is doing with its CD copy protection. I'm sure they sound great on the players that they work on, so whats the problem.
If you have to buy new equipment to play a disk that is sold as being a product compatable with your current player and it wont because the manufacturer has deviated from that standard, then we have a serious problem!

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Luuk Vos · Jan 9, 2002

Again, another thing is that a lot of non region 1 dvd's DON'T have DTS! It seems you guys are a lot better off again. Damn!

Luke

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