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Dolby Digital 6.1

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  • 19-08-2002 2:28pm
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    BattlingCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,


    I'm currently holding off buying LOTR DVD as I'm waiting on the special 4 disk version out next month. However this DVD has DD 6.1 sound.

    What I want to know is this. Does anybody know if DD 6.1 plays well through a 5.1 setup?

    Thanks


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    bucks73
    Registered Users Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    I bought the DVD two weeks ago and the sound is fantastic on my 5.1 amp.

    A 5.1 amp will play the extra rear channel of DD Ex through the surround channels.

    If this is a bit unclear have a look here for a more in depth explanation.


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    BattlingCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭BattlingCheese


    Thanks bucks73, got what I wanted

    "As in the cinema, with regular 5.1-channel Dolby Digital playback no sonic information is lost (although you'll miss out on the heightened realism)."


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    daveg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭daveg


    DD 5.1 feeds a seperete signal to your 5 surround speakers and to your sub. DTS ES 6.1 does the same but also feeds a 6th signal to your rear speaker. To utilise this you need a decoder capable of encoding 6.1 and another 1 or 2 rear speakers. In the 2 extra rear configuration the speaker are looped so the same signal is sent to both. This will then give you a 4 rear speaker setup - with 3 signals sent to the rear.


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