What setting do you leave Onkyo TX-SR607 in? I played Independence Day (Blu Ray) the other day and was trying to find out the appropriate setting (movie button - you know what I mean) for the audio mode. The DTS-HD mode does not get selected no matter what I do. I tried Superman (the first original movie), King Kong, LA Confidential, Braveheart, Gladiator, etc. All are Blu Ray discs, and while the audio quality is *much* better in them than it is for ID4, I still am not able to choose the DTS-HD mode for movie watching. What settings do you guys leave it in? And if you have time, can you please list the movies that you've watched, so that I can do a one-on-one comparison? Thank you. What setting do you leave Onkyo TX-SR607 in? I played Independence Day (Blu Ray) the other day and was trying to find out the appropriate setting (movie button - you know what I mean) for the audio... » Read More What setting do you leave Onkyo TX-SR607 in? I played Independence Day (Blu Ray) the other day and was trying to find out the appropriate setting (movie button - you know what I mean) for the audio mode. The DTS-HD mode does not get selected no matter what I do. I tried Superman (the first original movie), King Kong, LA Confidential, Braveheart, Gladiator, etc. All are Blu Ray discs, and while the audio quality is *much* better in them than it is for ID4, I still am not able to choose the DTS-HD mode for movie watching. What settings do you guys leave it in? And if you have time, can you please list the movies that you've watched, so that I can do a one-on-one comparison? Thank you. « Show Less
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If I recall correctly, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are only available when connecting via HDMI, is that what you are using?Edit: Saw your later post. I believe you will need to contact your cable company to obtain a digital cable box in order to obtain HD audio. Without this, the option is not available to you. Make sure it has an HDMI output (most digital boxes do nowadays but some cable companies are still behind the times.) You can get an outside box but you'll still need a cable card most likely in order for your service to be connected. Most cable companies have them as they rent them out for a $2-$10 fee to Tivo users. Again, this is dependent on how monopolistic your cable company is so ask them first. If I recall correctly, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are only available when connecting via HDMI, is that what you are using?Edit: Saw your later post. I believe you will need to contact your cable company to obtain a digital cable box in order to obtain HD audio. Without this, the option is not available to you. Make sure it has an HDMI output (most digital boxes do nowadays but some cable companies are still behind the times.) You can get an outside box but you'll still need a cable card most likely in order for your service to be connected. Most cable companies have them as they... » Read More If I recall correctly, DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are only available when connecting via HDMI, is that what you are using?Edit: Saw your later post. I believe you will need to contact your cable company to obtain a digital cable box in order to obtain HD audio. Without this, the option is not available to you. Make sure it has an HDMI output (most digital boxes do nowadays but some cable companies are still behind the times.) You can get an outside box but you'll still need a cable card most likely in order for your service to be connected. Most cable companies have them as they rent them out for a $2-$10 fee to Tivo users. Again, this is dependent on how monopolistic your cable company is so ask them first. « Show Less
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Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the receiver? :) Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the... » Read More Audiophile "Rich" - I don't have a cable/satellite box. I only have the cable coming in to my house, going in to the basement first - in to the splitter - and from the splitter, the various rooms get cable tv. In this setup, are there any suggestions?Also, is the cable box something I can get outside (and not via the cable company)? If that cable box has an audio optical cable input and also the RCA jack out AND input, I'll give it a shot.PS: Doesn't the audio optical cable only take care of the audio input? What about the video feed in to the receiver? :) « Show Less
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Ok, that's good to know; but not having a cable box sucks. I should probably do a VCR setup as someone else suggested.
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In addition to running your receiver from your HDMI out put to your monitor, run an audio optical cable from your cable/satellite box to your audio input on the receiver, that should fix the problem in all" modes.Rich
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Ananth, I too had an issue with my pioneer dvd player not reproducing Dolby Digital. It would play DD from the Dish box and usually sounded great. This was one of several "quirks" that made me return this unit.
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I'm probably the one who suggested the VCR setup. I bought and installed an Onkyo 607 for my son-in-law and he gets analog cable without a box. The VCR is the only way to input the video signal through the Onkyo. I didn't like the VCR tuner so just used the TV's audio outs into the Onkyo's Tv input to get cable TV sound through the system.
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You need to connect via hdmi. Ensure that the appropriate soundtrack is selected on the dvd. Often hdaudio track is track1 or 2, selected by triangle on ps3 once movie playing. Not sure using other players. Hd audio lights should come on front panel when you have it working. Ps3 also has to be set to bitstream I think... obviously the blu ray has to have a trueHD soundtrack too. Try The Matrix blu ray as it defo has one.
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Andrew:>Got to upgrade the receiver for the HD, at which point I'll just use the HDMI. As for what you guys are discussing, maybe the manual is outdated, since a firmware update enabled this unit to output the DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding via the HDMI, without having to go the analog route.Yeah. I would go ahead and upgrade; there are so many good deals on quality receivers right now. I have an Onkyo TX-SR706 with everything I need. I've had it for a week now and it blows me away.
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I gurantee that the 606 will show Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA if you do it correctly, play with it for a while till it works. I just finished watching Rambo (2008) in DTS-HD MA. I don't know about PS3 so it might have different menu from stand-alone BD player like S-350 and S-550.PS: click my name/profile to see the TrueHD picture lit on the onkyo 606 !
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I have a Panasonic Blue Ray dmp-br601 playera and a 40" BRAVIA Pro Display KDL40S5100/9 TV. I just purchased the Panasonic. The BR601 will play back a Blue Ray disc properly both video and audio wise. When I play a non Blue Ray disc the audio will drop out every 5 or 10 minutes throughout the entire program. It will then fade in about 30 to 45 seconds later. Very annoying. There seems to be a little bit of audio noise just before the audio drops out. The non Blue Ray disc video will continue to play with no noticable degradation. Hopefully it's just a simple paramater selection in setup? Anybody have any ideas. Thanks.
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http://www.avsforum.com/t/1009104/lg-bh200-mini-faq-firmware-info-truehd-7-1-dts-hd-24p-sd-dvd-multiregionThis is everything you need to know and more. I still use this player on a regular basis along with my PS3.
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Thats a long freeze. I've never had one like that but I had plenty when I was using this player. It would freeze for about 10 seconds in several Blu-ray movies I owned. I've only heard about it from a handful of people so I'm wondering if random players are leaving the factory bad. Can you get a decent Blu-ray player for under 200 bucks? I had a Samsung before this that had Audio sync problems. At this point I have like 15 Blu-ray discs and no player. I refuse to pay more than 200 for one as I could spend a little more than that and build a Home Theater PC.
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Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush... » Read More Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! « Show Less
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Hi Craig: i need clarification. If it is hooked up to a bluray, then it follows the movie settings that you have listed? what if i am watching regular tv, do i set it on "standard", and what are the settings? thanks.
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Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I have the Oppo DVD player in addition to my Toshiba HD DVD player. Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I... » Read More Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I have the Oppo DVD player in addition to my Toshiba HD DVD player. « Show Less
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It was agift for my dad,so Idon't have it in front of me. But I'll do what Ican for you. Go to the settings on the menu. Look for audio settings or speaker settings. There is a menu for speaker levels. Adjust levels too your liking. Usual settings are 0 for left and right fronts. 0 for center and 0 for both surround. I set it at +2 for center and +2 or 3 for surround speakers.Play with your remote. Don't be afraid to explore the menus or settings. The only way to learn is by trail and error. It took me about an hour to adjust all the settings to my liking. I'll play a blu-ray section over and over until I get it where I like it. That's part of the fun of it. It was agift for my dad,so Idon't have it in front of me. But I'll do what Ican for you. Go to the settings on the menu. Look for audio settings or speaker settings. There is a menu for speaker levels. Adjust levels too your liking. Usual settings are 0 for left and right fronts. 0 for center and 0 for both surround. I set it at +2 for center and +2 or 3 for surround speakers.Play with your remote. Don't be afraid to explore the menus or settings. The only way to learn is by trail and error. It took me about an hour to adjust all the settings to my liking. I'll play a blu-ray section... » Read More It was agift for my dad,so Idon't have it in front of me. But I'll do what Ican for you. Go to the settings on the menu. Look for audio settings or speaker settings. There is a menu for speaker levels. Adjust levels too your liking. Usual settings are 0 for left and right fronts. 0 for center and 0 for both surround. I set it at +2 for center and +2 or 3 for surround speakers.Play with your remote. Don't be afraid to explore the menus or settings. The only way to learn is by trail and error. It took me about an hour to adjust all the settings to my liking. I'll play a blu-ray section over and over until I get it where I like it. That's part of the fun of it. « Show Less
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Anybody?....we have tried everything. There is supposed to be an option for av out in the quality video settings. However the options in quality are the same as in panel quality. Very dissapointed right now. How do I get them both to play video as well as hearing the movie?
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Yes, the lack of resume function for BD-J discs (unfortunately, there are quite a few released under this format) is the most annoying problem of Blu-ray format. Can't imagine how the original developers come up with such format, lacking basic user friendliness training (let alone breaking a feature that exists since analog tapes). I really hope there can be a fix to either the format or players in the near future.
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Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me posted. Tom Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me... » Read More Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me posted. Tom « Show Less
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Has anyone played games on it?I just bit the bullet and bought the Samsung LN40A550 based on reviews. (Got ps3 for blue ray discs and I watch A LOT of movies.) I also like to play FPS and other games with a lot of movement and action. Has anyone noticed any sort of ghosting or blurring when they play games on it? Bad thing to wonder about AFTER I buy the tv, but I'm sure it'll still be worth it when I see my movies in a new-1080p-light.
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Audio and video are separate. The signals (audio and video) come out perfect from this device and I love it! I purchased it, because I have an older Harmon Kardon Receiver with no HDMI capabilities. I wanted to have the 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound...from my new Blu-ray player. My new Blu-ray player only had the HDMI connection, so I needed the converter to run the 1080p video to my TV and I used the optical out (on the converter) to get the 5.1 signal to my old receiver. The converter has HDMI out and Optical out. This device is meant to send audio to a device (such as my older receiver) that do not have HDMI input. The Optical out (via fiber optic cable) carries the sound. The HDMI out goes to the TV...for video and the optical goes to the receiver, or audio device. HDMI carries audio and video in one cable, so I am not sure about what you are trying to do. Bottom line...this converter will take your HDMI signal and split the audio and video. The video will go out through the HDMI and into your video display and the audio will come out of the optical connection. If your audio device does NOT have an optical connection, this device will not work for you. You mention 2 channels. Are you trying to send sound to 2 speakers (stereo mode) from your slingbox? If so, I would recommend buying a receiver with HDMI inputs. I am not 100% sure about what you are trying to do, but I am sure I can help you figure out how to fix your problem. I have been dealing with A/V equipment since the late 80's. If you tell me all the audio and video equipment you have, I can probably tell you exactly what you need. It looks like you may be looking at the wrong device, for what you are wanting to do.
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Oh sorry duh lol my bad, I just wasn't sure, I'm new to the whole upscaling and blu-ray technology thanks I'm glad that someone took that time to respond to my question.
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Hi Dawn, Thanks for the question. While this unit has great sound quality from using an optical or digital coax cable, it does not subscribe to Dolby or DTS. These formats are for surround sound and this is not a surround sound system. Most Sound bars if not all are not surround sound as you would need rear speakers to utilize this feature. I own this unit and play blue ray movies and cable through it with very high quality. This unit delivers high performance in stereo and with other feature that one will find on sound bars at 2-3 times the cost. Hope this helps. Please contact AV-Express with more questions. Hi Dawn, Thanks for the question. While this unit has great sound quality from using an optical or digital coax cable, it does not subscribe to Dolby or DTS. These formats are for surround sound and this is not a surround sound system. Most Sound bars if not all are not surround sound as you would need rear speakers to utilize this feature. I own this unit and play blue ray movies and cable through it with very high quality. This unit delivers high performance in stereo and with other feature that one will find on sound bars at 2-3 times the cost. Hope this helps. Please contact AV-Express... » Read More Hi Dawn, Thanks for the question. While this unit has great sound quality from using an optical or digital coax cable, it does not subscribe to Dolby or DTS. These formats are for surround sound and this is not a surround sound system. Most Sound bars if not all are not surround sound as you would need rear speakers to utilize this feature. I own this unit and play blue ray movies and cable through it with very high quality. This unit delivers high performance in stereo and with other feature that one will find on sound bars at 2-3 times the cost. Hope this helps. Please contact AV-Express with more questions. « Show Less