Which receivers have a good readout describing the digital format? (1 Viewer)

[Marty Christion]

I'm in the market for a new receiver, and I'd like one that has a good readout describing the digital audio format. Specifically, I'd like to see format (DD, PCM, or DTS), and channel configuration (2.0 stereo, 2.0 surround, 4.1, 5.1, 5.1 EX, etc.).

I know Sony receivers have a pretty good read out. Are there any others?

 

[JeremyFr]

My Yamaha is pretty straightforward, indicates what format it is, and then has indicators to show what channels its recieveing discretely.

 

[AaronJB]

My Panasonic has a nice digital readout of current format (DTS-ES, DD, DTS) and offers which channels are being used. When a DTS-ES title is played, "DTS-ES Matrix" or "DTS-ES Discrete" scrolls across the reciever readout whenever play is hit on the DVD player.

 

[Chuck Kent]

The Denon 3803 shows format, sampling frequency, number of channels and in the case of DD, whether or not there is a Dialog Normalization offset.

 

[Steve Schaffer]

I've had Yamaha, Sony, and now a Pioneer VSX45TX. All have had pretty comprehensive readouts. The Pioneer will tell which format you're playing and whether DTS-ES is matrix or discrete in nice big letters you can read from across the room, and has indicators for active speakers in any mode. It'll also flash a dialnorm readout when first starting or after pausing a dvd if it's not the normal dialnorm, same as Denon. Does it for my Sat receiver's digital output also (HDNet is in 5.1 with +4 Dialnorm, for example). I can't see the speaker inicators from across the room where I normally sit, but haven't been able to on any other receiver I've owned.