Dvd-audio

 

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Username: Alexh

Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2004
Can anyone help? Recently purchased a hybrid dvd-audio/sacd Denon 2200 playing through Denon AVR 1605 multi-channel receiver. Have purchased several dvd-audio disks all of which say will play multi-channel, and, with one exception, do. However Queen's A Night at the Opera will only play two channel stereo. This is not does not appear to be a setup problem; have checked all on screen settings for the Denon 2200.

Disk is manufactured by DTS Entertainment and has the dvd-audio logo. Back of cover says..."This disk is playable on all dvd players. Each dvd disk includes a multi-channel and/or stereo soundtrack for dvd audio players ... plus a DTS master quality soundtrack and a standard stereo track for dvd-video players .."

Have tried two of these disks .. same problem. What gives?

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Username: John_a

Post Number: 114
Registered: 12-2003
In DVD-A format there are two options. 5.1 surround sound and two-channel stereo.

For 5.1 the DTS track (which is strictly not DVD-A, but DVD-V) is probably as good as the 5.1 DVD-A, so probably DTS do not see any need to put both sorts of 5.1 on the disc.

The terminology of DVD-A is a complete mess. Disc makers want you to know the discs will play on all DVD players. DVD-A player manufacturers want you to think there are discs you can't play without one. Anyone who is not thoroughly confused has not understood the problem.

I banged away asking dumb questions for weeks on the thread What does"DVD-audio" mean here?. There are some good links in some of those posts.
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