hello, would like to know if I will still be able to receive full Dolby digital sound from my satellite receiver if I have it connected to my AV hometheater with an analog RCA component cable.
many thanks
Derek
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Not likely. There is a provision for 2.0 sound but you need the digital input or 6 (5.1) channel analog for surround.
Max
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Hello, Yup derek is right on the money
daniel
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hello again what do you exactly mean by the 5.1 channel analog ? my av system is a Sony DAV/sa30 DAV SA30 Receiver part 5.1 ch surround 5 x 44W (RMS) Dolby Digital / Dolby Prologic II / dts decoder RDS tuner with 30 presets 2 x Audio In / 1 x Audio out 2 x Video in / 1 x Video out (these are the 3 RCA component outlet, red, blue..)
1 x SCART
DVD part DVD-Video / Super Audio CD / Video CD / DVD-R/RW / DVD+R/RW playback CD / CD-R/RW / MP3 / SVCD / JPEG playback JPEG slideshow function
Speaker part 8cm unit subwoofer 1 way satellite speaker system
Derek
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You satelite receiver doesn't have it but some DVD players have built in decoders and have 6 (5.1) analog audio outs.
Some receivers have a coresponding direct 6 channel input.
These 6 inputs or a digital connection are the only way to hear Dolby Digital.
There is a provision for 2.0 channel audio (The Fifth Element defaults to it) where your receiver can decode to 2 channels to 5.1. You would also have to set your DVD player to output PCM. But it sounds different.