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Re: DD 2.0 not necessary....or is it?

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T. Buns

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In Reply to: DD 2.0 not necessary posted by bstan on December 25, 2001 at 11:38:54:

it may be a requirement unless of course you want to use the often crummy DVD Dacs to do this down-conversion. Some two channel DAC's like you would find in a hi end stereo system won't decode the 5.1 channel bitsteam but will pass 2.0 quite well.

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Yes, if you select PCM output - bstan 23:01:39 12/26/01 (2)
You are correct, but you must select PCM instead of bitstream for the DVD player output, then a standard 2-channel DAC will decode the signal on the digital cable.
In order to decode DD 2.0 you need to be in bitstream mode and then you need a standard 5.1 DD decoder in your processor or receiver to decode the DD bitstream signal coming from the DVD player.
bstan
- yes, thanks. (nt) - T. Buns 09:18:42 12/27/01 (0)
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- Also means DVD needs PCM output - bstan 23:05:23 12/26/01 (0)
  I failed to mention that in order to use PCM output on the DVD player, the DVD software being played needs to have a PCM option.
  bstan

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