Instead of using the EX/ES setting on my Receiver, I know use PLIIx for all my DD material, and DTS ES for my DTS material, obviously.
PLIIx ensures that regardless of whether the discrete channel is there or not, you'll get Surround Back sound, in stereo.
Here are the suggestions I got from...
The odd thing here is, I see the six speaker icons and the EX icon for the THX intro, but for the movie, I just see 5 speakers and the usual DD digital insignia. I guess this is what it means when it's not flagged properly? I could've sworn though that the receiver would display the appropriate...
Yeah, and I understand that concept of setting it manually. Which I do regularly now.
That being said, if I set EX/ES on my Marantz, the THX Intro will indeed play in DD EX, but then the movie starts and it's in 5.1
Does it matter which edition of the disc I have?
Thanks Mike!
That did it. I always watched the speaker indicators to see if the SB indicator was on along with L,C,R,SL,SR,LFE.
Now that I'm manually setting it to EX/ES, because it's not flagged or not discrete I assume, I don't get an SB indicator, but there is another light that says MTX...
"the single disc version w/just a DD track"
that one. I didn't realize there was a DTS version. I tried looking and found the single disc version and the 3-disc collector's edition. So my bad. Thanks for helping though.
What about Winged Migration?
Marantz SR4500. Using Coaxial Digital connection. Set to Auto.
When I play Incredibles for instance, I get 6.1. Same with LOTR: EE's, and other titles I mentioned. Strange huh that Gladiator and Master Commander of the Sea doesn't though.
Quick question:
I've noticed I have a few titles on the list, but as I try to play them, only half have actually had 6.1 channel sound. For instance, Incredibles, LOTR: EE's, and Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets both have 6.1.
On the other hand, I have Gladiator, Monsters Inc., Winged...
I'd like to suggest that the OP include information regarding the fact that this info doesn't get printed on the DVD case.
I think it would help limit newcomer's confusion on why their DVD can be found on the list and yet not include the 6.1 logo (matrixed or discrete) on the DVD case itself.