Audio: 2.0

The ones that are originally mono normally only come out of the center full time on DD. (Older movies normally). Are you sure that it is not stereo? If it is (or maybe there just is not that much separation in the mix due to the content), ram it into PLIIx or PLII and see if you open up sounds in the rear, sounds meant to be there as in something coming from behind you.

I would not be surprised if they have done this but it is not common for two channel DD mono.

matt2873 - Why....oh why you morons defer to 'experts' is anyone's guess.

P.S. - You don't know jack about electronics!

LOL, I know so much about them they gave me tenure.

matt2873 - Why....oh why you morons defer to 'experts' is anyone's guess.

Depends on the title, I guess.

I have a trademark agreement with Dolby Laboratories and I can't begin to tell you how many productions do not actually meet the fidelity and encoding criteria for their respective formats.

Normally, yes, a mono program in Dolby Digital would be designated Dolby Digital with a 1.0 logo (the single square representing the center channel)... but it's possible either the mastering house goofed or this guy's stereo is misconfigured.

cushinghorror, We really can't troubleshoot this without more information...

Is your connection from the DVD to the receiver optical or copper?

What setting is the receiver on? Is it set to Dolby Digital or Pro-Logic/Pro Logic II(x)?

Do you have a test mode on the receiver to run white noise through each channel? Does it run white noise separately to the left and right channels and not at once?

Also, what is the title and year of copyright of the DVD? I ask because it's possible it was mastered as a 2-channel mono mix. There's no way to know without backtracking through the technical data of the original print and subsequent video releases.


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Unless you have theater at your house I think 2.1 is the way to go.But you know I never experienced a dvd with mono sound, isn't sound one of the most talked about qualities of dvd, I think so.

JimmyReefer