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Which channel for Pro-Logic on DVD?
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gear79
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12. January 2006 @ 17:33 |
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its possible, but i am not familiar with the program. i know it can be done, but usually that means $$$ costly programs.
i only use Nero, video vault pro, shrink, decrypter, AnyDVD, DVD43, dvdfab.
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12. January 2006 @ 19:29 |
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Got some good news for you. As I was messing around with my surround system, I solved my sound problem from my home movies. I had to change the sound selection from the DVD menu, and guess what it worked.
Thanks for all your help.
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brandonb
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12. January 2006 @ 20:05 |
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nooooooooooooooo don't go without me please, ahhhh i'm scared alone
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meltstorm
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17. January 2006 @ 09:52 |
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people that don't appreciate advice should not ask for it.
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gear79
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17. January 2006 @ 10:08 |
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it's like trying to teach my dog not to jump.... just don't listen !
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brandonb
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19. January 2006 @ 16:13 |
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i'm just kidding guys, but anyway, i just hooked all my audio staight to my reciever and all my video to my tv, only problem was the x box cables canot be pulled apart. its ok thought cuz my cable box is hooked up with coaxle and it needed a channel to get the sound from it to the reciever anyway since i'm low on cables. but anyway, by switching all my audio cables straight to my reciever instead of relaying thru my tv it got rid of my problem of the audio going out for brief periods of time on all the left channel speakers. does this mean my tv is bad?
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gear79
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19. January 2006 @ 16:44 |
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agh.. i see you wised up..
anyhow... no the tv is not bad... it seems as it was trying to down mix the channels and having a problem.
at least thats what i think... the receiver acts as the middle man for your system... connecting all components to the tv, well, thats just weird. i cannot figure for the life of me why you would have done that anyway.
if your equipment has multiple outputs....
example... dvd player has an optical/coax out and rca outs, you can use them both..
connect the dvd player optical/coax to the receiver (so you can watch movies in surround sound) and then use the rca's when you dont, meaning you dont have to turn the receiver on..
same goes for cable/satellite box
and same for x-box..
i dont have an x-box, i have ps2. but it has both the stock cables out as well as optical..
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dr_no
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20. January 2006 @ 05:14 |
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brandonb,
Didn't I mention before to make your connection to the receiver?
Anyway glad it worked out for you.
gear79,
You were right, I had a brain fade for a moment re 7.1 channel movies.
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brandonb
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20. January 2006 @ 19:04 |
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well i heard its better to use s video and an optical connection for audio. so i was just going to get s video and optical cables for my dvd player and cable box. not worry bout xbox and gamecube cuz i don't play them right now besides resident evil on gamecube, by the way, best game ever made. loved it. anyway, for ps2, i'm gonna get optical cables and just use the stock video rca cables because my slimline doesn't have a s video output but i could of swore i have seen some s video cables for ps2. only problem with that though is that my reciever's optical inputs are weird in the fact that they are not grouped with video 1,2,3,and dvd they are just labeled optical inputs 1,2,3 and on the top left corner of the back of my reciever.
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brandonb
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20. January 2006 @ 19:17 |
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eww scratch that last post seriously. what i meant was is coaxle or optical better? seriously, i knew componet is the best video connection. i just had a huge brain fart or something.
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brandonb
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20. January 2006 @ 19:32 |
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only thing is my tv doesn't have a coaxle input, the best it has is video. that is gonna defeat the purpose of all the coaxle connections, right?
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dr_no
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21. January 2006 @ 04:05 |
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brandonb,
Lets do this again, I would recommend you use your receiver for all the connections. I have all my sources audio connection going straight to the receiver, none to the tv. After 4 1/2 years of having my tv I never even turned on the sound on it, speakers on tv to me are useless. If set up right on a good receiver, let the unit handle the audio switching. As far as video is concerned, it comes down to personal preference and the receivers ability to handle the switching. I mean some receivers are able to accept multiple video inputs and have an output to the tv. It works the same as with audio. If you have no such receiver then you can connect your video sources to the tv. As far as optical vs coax, its preference again, some people swear by one some by the other, I prefer coax. Hope I answered all your questions clearly.
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gear79
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21. January 2006 @ 04:34 |
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the guys at circuit city aint helping you now?
on your tv, all you have is a video connection? like what, the yellow connection (composite), or component?
how could you have had it all connected to the tv then?
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brandonb
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25. January 2006 @ 22:58 |
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wow i'm sorry fellas, but my last few post just haven't been making any sense at all now that i re read them. what i was trying to at was my tv has five inputs besides the old screw on analog cable connection; a video 1-4 and a dvd input, which for somme reason when hooking any componet to projects a black and white picture. the input connections for video 1-4 are composite, red, white, yellow. the dvd input connections are colored different but i dont even care about that input source. i have all my audio going straight to my reciever using composite cables, and video going straight to the tv using the yellow composite cable. i was wanting to upgrade from composite cables to some type of digital output and inputs in hopes to get better surround sound and change my video cords also, my reciever has inputs and outputs for all types of connections, but my tv doesn't have any digital inputs our outputs, only analog. SO HERE IS MY QUESTION I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AT; IF I UPGRADE TO DIGITAL CABLES AND HOOK VIDEO AND AUDIO TO MY RECIEVER, THEN WHEN I HOOK VIDEO TO MY TV THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY DIGITAL INPUTS/OUTPUTS USING ANALOG CABLES WILL I DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE DIGITAL CABLES FROM THE COMPONETS TO THE RECIEVER BECAUSE OF THE ANALOG CONNECTION FROM THE RECIEVER TO THE TV? am i making sense to anyone at all?
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gear79
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26. January 2006 @ 03:59 |
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ok, i'll take that as a semi apology....... accepted....
first of all, does your receiver allow for upconversion?
if not, then your basically screwed for now.
you can buy an upconversion cable, but it still wont do you any real good... due to the fact the tv does not accept any cables like that.
all i can suggest, to get your best possible picture, use a high quality composite (video) cable... since you have no s-video or component.
as far as you sound goes, well, your onlu limited to your set up, speakers, and power output of the unit.
what AVR do you have anyway?
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brandonb
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30. January 2006 @ 14:30 |
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hmmm...avr?
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gear79
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30. January 2006 @ 15:45 |
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assuming you dont have a clue.... avr = audio video receiver !
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brandonb
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1. February 2006 @ 14:06 |
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why didn't you just say reciever then? its an onkyo ht-r530.
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gear79
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1. February 2006 @ 16:40 |
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since you told me you worked at Circuit City, and all your co-workers advised you on what to do, i naturally assumed you knew what AVR stands for........
i looked your AVR up and all i see itc capable of doing is upconverting the video signal slightly..
but to take full advantage of that, your TV needs to have component connections as well....... (thats the red, blue, and green jacks)
thats the best set up you can have with that receiver acting as the middle man... below that in quality, you have left, s-video (the multi-pin looking port, kinda like a mouse connection for pc), then just plain composite (the yellow jack).
but from your above post, all you have is a composite connection to your tv, so............. your S.O.L. there...
your better off getting a newer tv that supports either HDMI, DVI, COMPONENT, or s-video (or all of the above)
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brandonb
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2. February 2006 @ 09:27 |
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yea i plan on getting a phat phat phat tv in the near future, and take my old tv upstairs. when i do that i'm not even gonna care about advanced connections to it and literaly pay all my attention on the connections downstairs, audio is all going to be with the three digital inputs on the far left side, and video, i'm not going to relay thru the reciever, i'm going to go straight from my componets, with my game systems, i'm already familiar with the best connections they offer, but as for my dvd player and cable box i'm not sure, i'll probably have to get a better dvd player because i think the best output connection it offers is componet cables. and my cable box may or may not be the hd version which i will upgrade to if necessary. but since i'm willing to get all new componets, which connections should i look for? or better yet, since you said you belong to a bunch of home audio forums and magazines and stuff like that, is there a site you would recommend that has information on the different types of connections and why one is better than the other?
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gear79
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2. February 2006 @ 09:33 |
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all you can do is read.. they just give opinions and what they have and what they like/dislike..
same as here..
as far as connections wise... (options)
it all depends on your budget.
more and more tv's are coming standard with HDMI sockets already
below that is DVI and component, there are more... but i dont care for them...
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brandonb
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3. February 2006 @ 11:15 |
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so hdmi is what i'm aiming for? Cool, cool. any insights of new technology coming out in the next year? Cuz I don't exactly plan on getting a new tv too soon.
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