Denon 1603 - stop the pro logic?

[archon]

Watching the movie 15 Minutes on digital tonight, 9 HD. The info says its a
dolby digital stream but my Denon 1603 can't seem to pick it up, and is
stuck on pro-logic mode. I have an optical connection between the STB and
the receiver, the dolby digital led is lit up, and the "digital" box is
showing on the LCD, but I've tried just about everything and can't seem to
get it to switch to straight "dolby digital" mode. Works for DVD's though.
Could the stream info be lying to me or have I missed something obvious?

[Gadgets]

Your STB set to output PCM?

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[Michael]

What do you mean by straight Dolby Digital? Only about 2 movies have been
broadcast in DD5.1 so far, the rest are DD2.0. Picking pro logic to decode
DD2.0 is what your receiver should be on.

"archon" <archonATTquantumfireDOTTcom> wrote in message
news:404af91a$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> Watching the movie 15 Minutes on digital tonight, 9 HD. The info says its
a
> dolby digital stream but my Denon 1603 can't seem to pick it up, and is
> stuck on pro-logic mode. I have an optical connection between the STB and
> the receiver, the dolby digital led is lit up, and the "digital" box is
> showing on the LCD, but I've tried just about everything and can't seem to
> get it to switch to straight "dolby digital" mode. Works for DVD's though.
> Could the stream info be lying to me or have I missed something obvious?

[archon]

Ahh, drats. I thought HD came with dolby 5.1 surround. Thanks for the heads
up.


"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2gk8q$1staje$1@ID-169511.news.uni-berlin.de...
> What do you mean by straight Dolby Digital? Only about 2 movies have been
> broadcast in DD5.1 so far, the rest are DD2.0. Picking pro logic to
decode
> DD2.0 is what your receiver should be on.
>

[Pete]

The ABC will be doing 5.1 for the Oils Goat Island concert tonight
9/3/04
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200403/highlights/225676.htm

"For digital viewers, the ABC is broadcasting it with the choice of
5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound - only the third time we've done
this. The surround mix is extraordinary, placing the viewer onstage
with the band - it's spine-chilling stuff."

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:39:23 +1100, "archon"
<archonATTquantumfireDOTTcom> wrote:

>Ahh, drats. I thought HD came with dolby 5.1 surround. Thanks for the heads
>up.
>
>
>"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:c2gk8q$1staje$1@ID-169511.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> What do you mean by straight Dolby Digital? Only about 2 movies have been
>> broadcast in DD5.1 so far, the rest are DD2.0. Picking pro logic to
>decode
>> DD2.0 is what your receiver should be on.
>>
>

[David Mayer]

Not knowing too much about digital set top boxes...but are these type of
broadcasts only avialable on HD, or is it available on SD?

I guess the real question is, is the difference between HD and SD only
related to the visual component of the signal?

thanks

Dave

Pete wrote:

> The ABC will be doing 5.1 for the Oils Goat Island concert tonight
> 9/3/04
> http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200403/highlights/225676.htm
>
> "For digital viewers, the ABC is broadcasting it with the choice of
> 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound - only the third time we've done
> this. The surround mix is extraordinary, placing the viewer onstage
> with the band - it's spine-chilling stuff."
>
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:39:23 +1100, "archon"
> <archonATTquantumfireDOTTcom> wrote:
>
>
>>Ahh, drats. I thought HD came with dolby 5.1 surround. Thanks for the heads
>>up.
>>
>>
>>"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:c2gk8q$1staje$1@ID-169511.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>
>>>What do you mean by straight Dolby Digital? Only about 2 movies have been
>>>broadcast in DD5.1 so far, the rest are DD2.0. Picking pro logic to
>>
>>decode
>>
>>>DD2.0 is what your receiver should be on.
>>>
>>
>

[Michael]

It's a bit of a weird area. Yes, the only difference between SD & HD is the
visual component of the signal, the 'Definition' part refers to the video.
But there are a few little accompanying tidbits I can think of: HD is
always broadcast in DD(not necessarily, nor often in DD5.1), whereas SD can
be PCM, MPEG or DD. I think SD has the provision to include DD 5.1 audio
but it's very rare, well it is in HD too, but hopefully this will change.
Maybe someone can tell you whether the Oils' concert was in 5.1 on SD too,
not all SD boxes are capable of producing it.

"David Mayer" <david.mayer@nospam.norwoodsystems.com> wrote in message
news:c2jd7o$iia$1@yeppa.connect.com.au...
> Not knowing too much about digital set top boxes...but are these type of
> broadcasts only avialable on HD, or is it available on SD?
>
> I guess the real question is, is the difference between HD and SD only
> related to the visual component of the signal?

[Pete]

I think the std for SD is only 2 ch surround however quite a few SD
boxes will pickup the DD audio stream as well.

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 11:24:02 +0800, David Mayer
<david.mayer@nospam.norwoodsystems.com> wrote:

>Not knowing too much about digital set top boxes...but are these type of
>broadcasts only avialable on HD, or is it available on SD?
>
>I guess the real question is, is the difference between HD and SD only
>related to the visual component of the signal?
>
>thanks
>
>Dave
>
>Pete wrote:
>
>> The ABC will be doing 5.1 for the Oils Goat Island concert tonight
>> 9/3/04
>> http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200403/highlights/225676.htm
>>
>> "For digital viewers, the ABC is broadcasting it with the choice of
>> 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound - only the third time we've done
>> this. The surround mix is extraordinary, placing the viewer onstage
>> with the band - it's spine-chilling stuff."
>>
>> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:39:23 +1100, "archon"
>> <archonATTquantumfireDOTTcom> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ahh, drats. I thought HD came with dolby 5.1 surround. Thanks for the heads
>>>up.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:c2gk8q$1staje$1@ID-169511.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>>
>>>>What do you mean by straight Dolby Digital? Only about 2 movies have been
>>>>broadcast in DD5.1 so far, the rest are DD2.0. Picking pro logic to
>>>
>>>decode
>>>
>>>>DD2.0 is what your receiver should be on.
>>>>
>>>
>>

[flyinyereye]

"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2lt4k$1v1v39$1@ID-169511.news.uni-berlin.de...

> Maybe someone can tell you whether the Oils' concert was in 5.1 on SD too,

Yes it was, and it sounded awesome.

> not all SD boxes are capable of producing it.

Most are, but not all.

[David Mayer]

Just found this...

www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=14


Michael wrote:

> It's a bit of a weird area. Yes, the only difference between SD & HD is the
> visual component of the signal, the 'Definition' part refers to the video.
> But there are a few little accompanying tidbits I can think of: HD is
> always broadcast in DD(not necessarily, nor often in DD5.1), whereas SD can
> be PCM, MPEG or DD. I think SD has the provision to include DD 5.1 audio
> but it's very rare, well it is in HD too, but hopefully this will change.
> Maybe someone can tell you whether the Oils' concert was in 5.1 on SD too,
> not all SD boxes are capable of producing it.
>
> "David Mayer" <david.mayer@nospam.norwoodsystems.com> wrote in message
> news:c2jd7o$iia$1@yeppa.connect.com.au...
>
>>Not knowing too much about digital set top boxes...but are these type of
>>broadcasts only avialable on HD, or is it available on SD?
>>
>>I guess the real question is, is the difference between HD and SD only
>>related to the visual component of the signal?
>
>
>