HD-DVD test disc with 6.1 or 7.1?

Thanks. Could you do a test for me? Could you run the 6.1 DD test and use PCM over the HDMI output of your HD-DVD player to the HDMI input on your receiver and let me know if your receiver is picking up a 6.1 MPCM signal over HDMI?

So far everybody tells me that no HD-DVD player exists that outputs higher than 5.1. No 6.1/7.1 from an HD-DVD player.



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Originally Posted by cpc /forum/post/12921162


So far everybody tells me that no HD-DVD player output higher than 5.1. No 6.1/7.1 from an HD-DVD player.

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That's incorrect. The players that pass bitstream data will certainly pass 6.1/7.1. There is no HD DVD player with > than 5.1 INTERNAL decoding.



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Originally Posted by cpc /forum/post/12891342


Thanks. Could you do a test for me? Could you run the 6.1 DD test and use PCM over the HDMI output of your HD-DVD player to the HDMI input on your receiver and let me know if your receiver is picking up a 6.1 MPCM signal over HDMI?

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Sorry, cant help you there, I have a 5.1 setup.

Pan's Labyrinth has DTS-HD MA 7.1 on it... unless you're only looking for a benchmark disc.



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Originally Posted by DrCrawn /forum/post/12921211


That's incorrect. The players that pass bitstream data will certainly pass 6.1/7.1. There is no HD DVD player with > than 5.1 INTERNAL decoding.

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Sorry, I should have been more specific. I meant that there are no HD-DVD player with >5.1 decoders outputting MPCM of 6.1 or 7.1 over HDMI. I am trying to test if my receiver will accept a 7.1 MCPM signal over HDMI. The Marantz SR9600 changed mid production and later units do accept 7.1 MPCM over HDMI but some earlier units may not. I tried 5.1 PCM and it works fine. I would like to try 7.1. I have no Blu-Ray player at the moment. Was going to wait until the PS3 did DTS-MA or wait for the Panasonic BD50 (if they fix the low level LFE issues).