[SanchoPanza]

Anyone else notice CNN broadcasting in 6.1?

 

[BGLeduc]



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Originally Posted by SanchoPanza  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24480945


Anyone else notice CNN broadcasting in 6.1?

It has been like that for months. I am a DirecTV customer, so I can't say if it is unique to D*, but it was probably mid last year when I first noticed.


I would guess something, somewhere is not flagged correctly.

 

[SanchoPanza]

Have Comcast & I agree with something not flagged correctly.

 

[SanchoPanza]

Just didn't know that capability even exists; to go beyond 5.1, that is...

 

[Karnis]



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Originally Posted by SanchoPanza  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24480987


Just didn't know that capability even exists; to go beyond 5.1, that is...

Do a search for "Dolby Atmos"....


"The first generation cinema hardware, the "Dolby Atmos Cinema Processor" supports up to 128 discrete audio tracks and up to 64 unique speaker feeds..."

 

[SanchoPanza]

I meant on TV

 

[mrvideo]



Quote:
Originally Posted by SanchoPanza  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24480987


Just didn't know that capability even exists; to go beyond 5.1, that is...

Technically I suspect that it would be very possible, IFF CNN provided the AC3 stream to everyone. Then they could do 7.1.


I'm not sure why CNN would have to do anything beyond DD2.0.

 

[TVOD]

The placement of the sixth channel is where Jeff Zucker pulls his ideas from - the center backside:

 

[PMA]

What is 6.1? I know the speaker distribution for 5.1 and 7.1 or even 9.1 but don't get how 6.1 would work.

 

[PiratesCove]



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Originally Posted by PMA  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24499145


What is 6.1? I know the speaker distribution for 5.1 and 7.1 or even 9.1 but don't get how 6.1 would work.

http://www.dolby.com/us/en/consumer/technology/home-theater/dolby-digital-ex.html

 

[mrvideo]



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Originally Posted by TVOD  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24498486


The placement of the sixth channel is where Jeff Zucker pulls his ideas from - the center backside

Let me guess, that area doesn't get much sunshine.

 

[SanchoPanza]

there's no material in their SURROUND, much less SURROUND BACK

 

[sneals2000]

Sounds like a metadata config issue on the Dolby E/Dolby Digital encoder?

 

[SanchoPanza]

Anomaly is gone; they are back to 5.1 for me (Comcast).

 

[PiratesCove]



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Originally Posted by SanchoPanza  /t/1522495/cnn-6-1-dolby-digital#post_24510948


Anomaly is gone; they are back to 5.1 for me (Comcast).

CNNHD still 6.1 on DirecTV.

 

[SanchoPanza]

& back to 6.1, still no 6.1 content on Comcast