7.1?

[Keeper of the Purple Twilight]

I see a lot of receivers support 7.1 sound. Given that there are no
DVDs which do, I'm forced to wonder...what's the point?

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Keeper of the Purple Twilight <no@spam.invalid> wrote in
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> I see a lot of receivers support 7.1 sound. Given that there are no
> DVDs which do, I'm forced to wonder...what's the point?

These receivers using special algorithms to extract the 7th channel - and
it works quite well.

It basically smooths out some of the harshness from a 7.1 setup.

However, for most people, I'm sure they'll be happy with a 5.1 or 6.1
setup.


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Stan Kee (spamhoneypot@rogers.com)

[Keeper of the Purple Twilight]

This wouldn't have anything to do with BluRay, would it? What surround
systems will it use? Is there some 7.1 surround system that BluRay will
have, and receiver manufacturers are just sort of hedging their bets?


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"No urban night is like the night [in NYC]...here is our poetry, for we
have pulled down the stars to our will."
- Ezra Pound, poet and critic, 9/18/1912, reflecting on New York City

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Keeper of the Purple Twilight <no@spam.invalid> wrote in
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> This wouldn't have anything to do with BluRay, would it? What surround
> systems will it use? Is there some 7.1 surround system that BluRay will
> have, and receiver manufacturers are just sort of hedging their bets?


I don't think there is a 7.1 format defined yet ... so whatever receivers
that are currently out now won't decode 7.1 material.


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Stan Kee (spamhoneypot@rogers.com)

[Cyrus]

In article <2005120322244016807%no@spaminvalid>,
Keeper of the Purple Twilight <no@spam.invalid> wrote:

> I see a lot of receivers support 7.1 sound. Given that there are no
> DVDs which do, I'm forced to wonder...what's the point?

That is the question my friend.

IMO Discrete channels are far better than 'processing'.

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Cyrus

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"Cyrus" <invalid@i.like.spam> wrote in message
news:invalid-D4295B.00511506122005@newsclstr01.news.prodigy.com ...
> In article <2005120322244016807%no@spaminvalid>,
> Keeper of the Purple Twilight <no@spam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I see a lot of receivers support 7.1 sound. Given that there are no
>> DVDs which do, I'm forced to wonder...what's the point?
>
> That is the question my friend.
>
> IMO Discrete channels are far better than 'processing'.
>
I donno.. it would seem that it would be more natural to hear a sound go
across the back rather then from one side to another.. But I have to admit,
I am putting a 5.1 set up in now myself.