How does THIS work???

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Sometime ago I acquired a Panasonic DVD-A7 DVD/DVD-A player. I haven't yet bought my first DVD-A disk, but wondered what would happen if I listened to a regular DVD through the 6-channel analog outputs. I selected a DVD that has both Dolby 5.1 and DTS outputs. My receiver (Outlaw 950) can decode both via coaxial connection.
I was surprized to hear perfect 6 channel output on the analog lines. In fact, I couldn't detect any difference (other than a 2db level change) (the 950 has analog bass management, also) between the Outlaw decoded DTS, and the analog outputs.
I'm still very new to the digital audio world, but why/how is the Player able to extract 5 discreet channels from a regular DVD-Video? I also get approximately as good sound when I select Dolby from the DVD disk-level menu.
Any help would be much appreciated. I haven't found any ideas in the manuals.
Rob

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Topic - How does THIS work??? - GrandpaBobby 03:59:38 04/14/04 (3)

Re: How does THIS work??? - Kal Rubinson 09:27:17 04/14/04 (2)

Re: How does THIS work??? - Ironwoods 11:15:23 04/21/04 (1)

Re: How does THIS work??? - Kal Rubinson 13:08:46 04/21/04 (0)

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