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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 change based on sound field selected. However, the...

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, need to have the ratio set-up though the menu.   My DVD...

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 for hook-up: TV HDMI 1 - to surround system HDMI TV HDMI 2...

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 connections to ensure I would have sound for both analog and digital...

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 as Jason Charlton informed me in a related thread. The model is Dynex...

  I believe that you are misunderstanding the icons. My receiver (Yamaha HTR-5950) also has a bunch of other surround icons (Dolby EX, PLIIx, PLII, PL, Digital, Neural, dts 96/24 etc), these continually change based on the surround option I select. The channel icons I was mentioning are...

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 information regardless of my sound out-put (ie - I've had my...

Interesting. My TV is Cheap. It is a Dynex 37" from Future shop. It was last year's model of this one http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/dynex-dynex-37-1080p-lcd-hdtv-dx-37l150a11-dx-37l150a11/10138703.aspx?path=4ab76e9c629b3e74e722e79c86f32d44en02 (I think my TV's model number ends with a...

  I have not self-restraint when it comes to new electronics . . . I can't leave things in their boxes, even if I don't have the equipment to hook it up to . . . so props to you for practicing self-restraint! I've misplaced components by opening things up before I'm ready.  

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 may lack all of the necessary connections (as Jason said, we will need to know...

Online research is good, but it can't beat an in person consultation with a podiatrist, or at least with an in person consultation with a trained sales person at a shoe store. My online research found me a pretty good match in the Asics Cumulus 11 which did my okay until I wore them out. When I...

I agree with ezrider which is also why Scott, and Parker Clack's advice are good - everyone's feet are different and you will need a specialist to take all things about your body, your stride, pronation etc.   My wife had plantar fasciitis 2 years ago - we believe she got it because of a...

It looks like an old dolby decoder. Old as in - before the days of digital signal being sent through coax or optical.   Back in the day I believe surround signals were sent all through an analog L and R. I believe this is how old surround signals worked: L and R as L and R - Center was the...

Could you elaborate on that? do you get a popping sound or what you should be hearing? Is this where the power cord meets the wall, or where the power cord meets the amp?   It could just be a matter of replacing a power cord, or replacing a wall out-let . . . I have had wall out-lets...

I've done this with 4 different TVs [brands: Dynex, Panasonic, Sansui, & Sony] and with all 4 TVs it was a fixed level regardless of the volume on the TV remote - also my current TV I'm using the Optical out instead of analog and it too is unaffected by the volume of the TV. I doubt that you...

Question 1: Yes - all you need is 2 conductor unless you are planning on bi-amping them (the woofer and the tweeter of one speaker are run off of two different channels - but it doesn't sound like you'll be doing that).   Question 2: Acoustics are funny like that - and it will also depend on...

Unfortunately many HTiB have company specific plugs that can't be found anywhere other than the manufacturer. You can contact the manufacturer for some and if you're lucky they just might send you some . . . but I wouldn't expect that kind of customer service from Durabrand, I think you would be...

Just a little note about the 7.1 It is nice to have the option to expand if you so wish. I have a 6.1 Yamaha, and after owning it for 2 years, I never connected a rear center - non of the DVDs I watched in that time were encoded with more than 5.1 - and then I borrowed the star-wars trilogy...

Thanks! The message seems silly though since the computer only has 2 speakers, I'm not sure why any would want the computer to decode 5.1 to 2 speakers . . . but I suppose there would be somebody out there who would select the 5.1 bit stream and then wonder what's wrong with the computer...

Thanks Matt,   Great to know the limitations of my laptop right up front.   I gave it a whirl. I threw in a DVD and at first it was just 2 channel - but then I went into the Audio settings of the player and turned decoding off and voila the receiver detected 5.1 (I don't remember if it was...

Yes, it is an AMD Vision. It is running Radeon HD4250 Now with your comment here, are you saying that I won't be able to get the audio set up to display multichannel because I'm guessing the whole setup is run as uncompressed audio? To use terms that I understand - the HDMI will only do analog...

Thanks Matt,   I really appreciate the time that you have taken to help me with this.   I downloaded the 10.8, installed it but it still is a no go. In that second window (second window pictured in your post), I still only have stereo as an option. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong...

Hmm, read all of the release notes on the driver updates and non of theem mentioned an HDMI audio fix, or audio fixes at all for that matter. Also, the download warnings and possible failures that could result is unsettling. I have contacted AMD's costumer service directlly and hopefully they...

Thanks for the link. I'll need to review the specs of the laptop more carefully to discover which driver update I'll need. if all else fails, I'll try and contact customer service and hopefully they can help me. Thanks for the input! Much appreciated

Hi all,   New to the forum, but I have some experience with PCs and Hometheatre, and now I want to bring them together. I just purchased an entry level laptop (HP G62 series) and it has an HDMI output. I connected the HDMI cable to my home theater and I got both video and audio working...