audio on HDTV

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In article <s%ZUd.27061$G15.24729@fe08.lga>, "Bubba" <bubba654@aol.com>
wrote:

> What I mean is that if I receive a movie from cable or air, will it
> be in Doby Digital/DTS format, or mono or plain stereo?

Yes.

Seriously, it could be any of those. The medium can handle all of them.

> If it is 5.1, then signal has to be routed through the receiver.
> Video ouput from receiver goes to the HDTV monitor.

I route the audio from my satellite receiver to the AV receiver via an
optical cable. I route the video from the satellite receiver to the
HDTV via a HDMI cable. My AV receiver is so old that if I had wanted to
route video through it, I'd have to use composite or S video. More
recent receivers can route component video, so I could buy one of them
and do that, but that's not worth the cost. Besides, I'd rather stick
with the HDMI cable.

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"Bubba" <bubba654@aol.com> wrote in message
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> It is a basic question. As I understand, HDTV
> is basically a video encoding standard. How does
> it relate to audio? What I mean is that if I receive
> a movie from cable or air, will it be in Doby Digital/DTS
> format, or mono or plain stereo?

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It will be DD.
Anywhere from 1.0 to 5.1
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> If it is 5.1,
> then signal has to be routed through the receiver.
> Video ouput from receiver goes to the HDTV monitor.
>
>
>

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In article <1109758931.292376.240690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
"Paul Kienitz" <paul-NOZPAM@paulkienitz.net> wrote:

> Speaking of multichannel audio options, is there any common product
> that allows you to mix the subwoofer channel back into your main
> speakers, if your left and right channel speakers are large? No bass
> in the center and rear channels, but full bass in the left and right,
> is what I'm thinking.
>
> While one is at it, it might be good to have an option for dispensing
> with the center channel, thereby converting 5.1 to 4.0.

Sets already do that. Maybe not all of them, but a Sony receiver that I
bought in 1998 does.

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Paul Kienitz wrote:
> Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>
>>>Speaking of multichannel audio options, is there any common product
>>>that allows you to mix the subwoofer channel back into your main
>>>speakers, if your left and right channel speakers are large? No
>>>bass in the center and rear channels, but full bass in the left and
>>>right, is what I'm thinking.
>
>
>>Sets already do that. Maybe not all of them, but a Sony receiver
>>that I bought in 1998 does.
>
>
> "Sets" do that? Sets of what? You mean stereo receivers?
>
> My stereo's receiver is currently an eighties Realistic which I got
> because it was the only model I could afford that had over 70 watts and
> a volume KNOB.

Well, this is 2005 and a "volume KNOB" is pretty much mandatory for most
receivers, compared to a lot of late 80s digital "designs" ;-) Also,
you can get a 100watt receiver for about $150-200 these days and you
probably can even find one with a full Dolby Digital 5.1 or 6.1
capability for that price. Is that above your price range?

I wouldn't be surprised if KLH or RCA even has a receiver for less than
$100 that can do 5.1 surround. Of course, I wouldn't purchase one, but
I'm just saying that it's available for you "budget shoppers" :-)

-Naz


I did once burn it out when I tried to use those watts,
> but it was still under warranty. I suppose it's due for modernization.
> Particularly since its power supply emits a faint hum all the time. I
> don't mean noise in the output, I mean a physical vibration of the
> chassis.
>
> But first I have to (a) get a job, (b) move to a place that has
> somewhere to put rear speakers, (c) pay off the many deferred expenses
> I have that are more important than upgrading my stereo... (d) my
> stereo recently lost its cassette deck anyway.
>