Denon 3802 & DD-EX (1 Viewer)

[Brian Henchey]

Would anyone with a Denon 3802 mind commenting on its 7.1 performance in movies (specifically, what it does with a DD-EX signal)? I know for 7.1 it's a choice between DTS-ES or their "Widescreen" mode, but I wondered if Widescreen could informally decode Dolby Digital-EX.

Thanks in advance...

 

[Wayne McRae]

Brian,it's my understanding that widescreen is a DSP only.And not a very good one at that IMHO.If you want to decode a EX disc,simply press auto to get DD,and press the 6.1 button on your remote.

 

[Geoff S]

WIDESCREEN mode is an alogrithem for making a 5.1 source (DD, DTS 5.1) playback as 7.1. I think it's also possible to make it play 2 channel as 7.1, but I've never tried that on my 4802 and if it could, it wasn't designed for that anyways.

 

[Greg Haynes]

Like everyone else said, just avoid using Widescreen mode. Keep it in auto and you'll love the sound.