Do I need 5.1/DTS/DD decoder on DVD player?
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Do I need 5.1/DTS/DD decoder on DVD player?
I'm mainly concerned about audio quality. I have a new Toshiba 32" flat screen (no HDTV = no progressive scan DVD). Do I need 5.1/DTS/DD decoder on DVD player If I already have a A/V receiver that has all those capabilities? Some DVD player have that decoder built-in and I have a Denon AVR-681 receiver and I think it can do all that on its own. I want to get an affordable DVD player (
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If your receiver has DD & DTS decoder built in you would be wasting money getting a DVD player with it built-in as well! And in almost every case the decoder in the receiver is superior to what is in the DVD player.
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Your receiver does have built-in Dolby Digital and DTS decoding so no, you do not need the decoders built into the DVD player. You'll use the optical connection (although I prefer coax if your receiver supports it, but that's another discussion.
Also, I've go for the Sony player way before the Philips.
Also, I've go for the Sony player way before the Philips.
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Originally posted by nico95
What about the other way around? What if u have dd and dts decoding in yer dvd player but only a dolby pro logic receiver?
What about the other way around? What if u have dd and dts decoding in yer dvd player but only a dolby pro logic receiver?
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Thank you for your reply steve. I'm still learning, so can u help me out one more time?
My DPL receiver does have 5.1 inputs. This is where I have my speaker wire running into. Right now I dont have a center channel speaker...just L/R, rears, and sub. I have an audio cable running from the dvd player "audio out" to the receiver's "audio in".
Now am i understanding you correctly? Are u saying that since my speakers are hooked up to the 5.1 inputs on the DPL receiver, that i can get dd and dts? It seems when I play a movie, i dont get different sounds coming out of different speakers at the same time. I end up getting the same sound coming from all speakers at once.
Thanks for any help!
My DPL receiver does have 5.1 inputs. This is where I have my speaker wire running into. Right now I dont have a center channel speaker...just L/R, rears, and sub. I have an audio cable running from the dvd player "audio out" to the receiver's "audio in".
Now am i understanding you correctly? Are u saying that since my speakers are hooked up to the 5.1 inputs on the DPL receiver, that i can get dd and dts? It seems when I play a movie, i dont get different sounds coming out of different speakers at the same time. I end up getting the same sound coming from all speakers at once.
Thanks for any help!
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Originally posted by nico95
receiver does have 5.1 inputs. This is where I have my speaker wire running into...I have an audio cable running from the dvd player "audio out" to the receiver's "audio in".
receiver does have 5.1 inputs. This is where I have my speaker wire running into...I have an audio cable running from the dvd player "audio out" to the receiver's "audio in".
It seems to me that you either do not have 5.1 inputs on your receiver, or at least are not using them in your current configuration.
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Now am i understanding you correctly? Are u saying that since my speakers are hooked up to the 5.1 inputs on the DPL receiver, that i can get dd and dts? It seems when I play a movie, i dont get different sounds coming out of different speakers at the same time. I end up getting the same sound coming from all speakers at once.
Now am i understanding you correctly? Are u saying that since my speakers are hooked up to the 5.1 inputs on the DPL receiver, that i can get dd and dts? It seems when I play a movie, i dont get different sounds coming out of different speakers at the same time. I end up getting the same sound coming from all speakers at once.
You need 3 things in place to have 5.1 decoding done by your dvd player:
1) decoding done by the dvd player (dvd players that decode 5.1 will have 6 analog audio outputs labeled something like: front left, front right, center, surround left, surround right, subwoofer)
2) 5.1 analog (RCA-type) inputs on your receiver
3) 6 RCA-type audio interconnects running between your dvd player and receiver
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Originally posted by stevevt
You would need 5.1 inputs on your receiver. A Pro-Logic receiver with 5.1 inputs is/was typically marketed as a "Dolby Digital-Ready" receiver, for just this reason.
You would need 5.1 inputs on your receiver. A Pro-Logic receiver with 5.1 inputs is/was typically marketed as a "Dolby Digital-Ready" receiver, for just this reason.
ANyways, it sounds pretty F'in good for a total of $350 invested in both the player and system...(I got the Pana on clearence at Sears, 50% off when my old Pana started to get jumpy). I just can't wait for the DTS that the Denon pumps out and the crisp clean energy speakers sound...