#Dolby 5.1 decoder pro#
Support Dolby Digital AC-3 Dolby Pro Logic, DTS.
#Dolby 5.1 decoder tv#
Think quality is the key and will settle for Amazon 3 way speakers until I get a new TV in the distant future. Digital Audio Decoder: Used 24-bit audio DSP, 96 KHz digital receivers, and 192 KHz/24bit ADC and DAC.
Netflix I have on my TV so I get proper 5.1 so that is ok and so is my Sky Box. Problem is my Panasonic TV is 10 years old and does not recognise 5.1 inputs via HDMI although it does output it via the apps like netflix. So the trade off is either a 5.1 sound signal from the splitter which translates into Centre and Front Left and Right speakers which is top quality sound and immersing or go for 2 channel signal form the splitter which my system splits into Centre, Front Left and Right and Rear Left and Right which is also a very good sound but not quite the clarity or punch. I wonder if anybody knows of a proven device that converts the sound from an HDMI cable (Dolby Digital 5.1c) to Optical Cable (Dolby Digital 5.1). I guess the preview was in fact a stereo signal which my system split into 5.1. Got excited for a minute nad then put the film on to see and it was 3 speakers.
#Dolby 5.1 decoder movie#
I had it set on digital when a preview came on an amazon movie and all 5 speakers were working. I can only get Centre and front speakers with digital 5.1 streams.
#Dolby 5.1 decoder plus#
The 640 kbps bit rate, which is higher than the standard 448 kbps used on DVDs, is fully compatible with all existing Dolby Digital decoding products such as A/V receivers, and can provide higher-than-DVD quality from Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks when played back through existing systems." Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks are easily converted to a 640 kbps Dolby Digital signal without decoding and reencoding, for output via S/PDIF. " Is Dolby Digital Plus content backward-compatible? Because Dolby Digital Plus is built on core Dolby Digital technologies, content that is encoded with Dolby Digital Plus is fully compatible with the millions of existing home theaters and playback systems worldwide equipped for Dolby Digital playback. I figured you would be able to help better than anyone but now I'm even more confused!ĭoes this not contradict the info in your link or have I misunderstood things? Cut and pasted directly from the FAQ in the link underneath. DTS less so, since it supports much higher bitrates.Hi Joe. Overpriced on eBay, but you might find a dusty sun-faded box at a local computer store.īut why bother? HDMI audio makes DD obsolete. And some boxes that were bundled with or intended as upgrades to 5.1 computer powered speakers. There's also been a few car audio DD processors with luck you might find one on the bargain table at a local car stereo store (like I did, with a Technics CY-AC300). Supposedly a Creative Extigy can serve as a standalone DD decoder. One other gotcha: the speaker management features (phantom centre, bass management) seem to be bypassed when DTS is used: when I was running a 4.2 setup, I added a few resistors to my active crossover to sum in the LFE and Centre signals to L & R so I could watch my two DTS laserdiscs properly. A bunch of other brands produced similar modestly priced boxes intended as add-ons to "digital READY" AV receivers, but AFAIK only Technics produced a second generation model with DTS. The SoundCode For Dolby Digital plug-in suite provides mastering-quality workflow tools that enable you to preview, encode, and decode Dolby Digital (AC-3).
A generous 4 S/PDIF inputs (2 RCA, 2 Toslink), and one set analogue pass-through (no volume, but if you can live without DTS, I believe the SH-AC300 did volume control on the analogue input). It makes a fine standalone digital pre/processo since it has a remote control for volume, input selection, and surround modes. SGHT rated it class B, which was pretty high praise considering they normally favour things with one or two more digits in the price tag. Probably better to buy something like a Technics SH-AC500D.