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Re: [TWC] DD 5.1 Does WCBS HD in NYC have a Dolby 5.1 audio feed? For longest time here in Buffalo, our NBC affiliate did not have 5.1 on the HD feed. NBC provides the programming in 5.1, but it is up to each local affiliate to pass it along. A lot of times its says ‘presented In Dolby Digital Where Available’. Although since WCBS is an O&O affiliate I would image they have 5.1 audio.
I've been running all my components through A/V receivers since 2001, and have never had an issue not receiving Dolby Digital 5.1 on HD channels, and the vast majority of the premium movie channels have 5.1 audio on their SD feeds as well.
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DrDrew
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It's usually in screen showing current channel stats but it may be on the second page. Again it depends on the guide.
I've used a lot of boxes with various guides but not a SA box with TWC Navigator |
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Yes, WCBS HD in NYC have D 5.1 on primetime shows but not all the shows. Same thing with the other HD channels not all are in DD. When I had directv just looking at the guide I will know the shows that will be broadcast in DD, Twc's guide does not.
You mean you are getting 5.1 audio in every HD channel? |
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Ok I'll try when there is a 5.1 broadcast but I have not seen anything related to the audio that I can tell from the diags. Is there any hidden info or this is it? |
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You mean you are getting 5.1 audio in every HD channel?
No. What I meant was I never had an issue not receiving DD 5.1 when I was supposed to be. |
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DrDrew
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said by bluepoint:We just got this Samsung HD LED TV this month so its definitely DD capable. Just to make sure, I talked to a Samsung tech earlier and verified if it works with DD and the answer is yes. He told me to do something when there is a DD signal so I'm just waiting for a show that is in DD and see what happens. I'll be back if I find something. This is from a Samsung 6000 series manual... it's a pretty common issue with the audio outputs on TVs.
Have you flipped through the available diagnostic menus in the box? Can you take any screen shots of them?
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said by DrDrew:Have you flipped through the available diagnostic menus in the box? Can you take any screen shots of them?
I can't figure out any stat/diags that tells the audio input coming to the SA box but here are some screen shots maybe you can guide me where to look at. |
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DrDrew
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kudos:6 | Pick the "Mfr. Diags...", there should be more options than what you show. |
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bluepoint, what DrDrew is saying is very much on point. On most TVs, even those with toslink optical outputs, the optical output does NOT "pass through" the DD/5.1 signal from an HDMI input. The sole purpose of the optical output is if you are using OTA / analog HD feeds on the TV and you need to get the 5.1 sound out to a receiver. For anything else (per the shot DrDrew posted), you only get 2ch stereo out of that optical.
With a non-HDMI receiver, here is your process:
set the sound option in Navigator to "Dolby Digital" (*NOT* to HD)
Connect an optical cable from the DVR direct to your receiver/amp
This should get you 5.1, assuming the program has it. Also, make sure your amp is set to "surround" mode, and also check to make sure that you don't have it in some "multi-ch. stereo" setting or anything like that (which will just put L&R out of all of the speakers).
A lot of this gets much simpler if you have a new receiver with HDMI inputs - you connect the DVR's HDMI to it, it strips out the sound and passes picture back to the TV over another HDMI cable. |
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| Yep, HDMI makes things a lot simpler, and cleaner. My A/V receiver has 4 HDMI Ins and an HDMI Out. I have my TV inputting the HDMI signal my receiver outputs and the receiver then feeds all my sources, cable box, Blu Ray Player, Xbox 360 and PS3. This way the TV stays on HDMI 1, and my A/V receiver handles all the switching and processing. It also does return audio channel so that in the event that I’m using one of the apps on my TV like Pandora Radio or TWiT.TV, the receiver will automatically switch over to the TV input and the audio will be outputted via the receiver. What’s nice is each individual input on the receiver, like on the TV can have it’s own independent settings (Audio only though) that I can set either via the receiver’s GUI or PC interface. I like my regular TV stuff with one setting and blu ray movies with another. I believe I can even give each individual Shoutcast internet radio station or SiriusXM station (so long it’s one of my presets) their own unique audio settings as well if I wish.
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DrDrew
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said by bluepoint:CBS's audio presentation of "Criminal Minds" is supposedly in Digital Dolby 5.1,why is TWC audio feed the show in AC3(stereo)?
Just for clarification AC-3 is Dolby Digital:
»www.dolby.com/us/en/professional···al.html#
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