DTS DVD, DD Receiver (1 Viewer)

[Nick Baird]

Hi,

I have a JVC DVD player that is both Dolby Digital and DTS capable. The only thing is that my JVC receiver, which is a little older, is only Dolby Digital. Are there any settings or anything that will allow me to benefit from my DVD player being DTS?

I also have one more question. I have a Sony Wega 36” HD Monitor. I have been changing some settings and was wondering if anyone had any advice and getting the best picture without a great signal, such as any cable channel. Is a cable booster a good idea? Some channels look great, but some you can see issues with the 'up conversion'.

Thanks in advance,

Nick

 

[John Garcia]

Unfortunately, you cannot get DTS if your receiver does not decode it.

 

[ChrisWiggles]

I am assuming also, as it seems John did, that by DD/DTS "capable" that it does *not* have on-board decoders. If it *did* have on-board DTS decoders (some do, but it's not really common) then you could utilize those, and let the DVD player do the decoding.

 

[Garrett Lundy]

From my own experience with el-cheapo (not actual brand name) cable boosters is the conclusion that they're worthless. After I determined their worthlessness I called the cable company to complain and they sent a guy over.

The cable guy installed new wire (at no charge to me, I'm a renter!) and all my problems with a bad picture went away. He said the old wiring (maybe 15+ years) was in pretty bad shape. So maybe you also have a cable-wire problem?

 

[ChrisWiggles]

Garrett... that's a good point, but it really has no bearing with this question.

He does not have a DTS capable receiver, so unless his DVD player has built-in decoders, he'll just have to be happy with DD for now.