BMOSS:

Thank you for confirming that I am not crazy and that the problem is not isolated to my system.

The same thing happens to me...I have a 5.1 setup with the CS set to on. In HP:COS the mode automatically changes from 5.1 to 6.1.

-BL

Hate to say this, but guess what? The same switch happens to me while playing this disc. Boy, I do hope there aren't any other titles out there encoded like this.

I just ran into this problem and found this topic. I took the movie back once, and almost a second time before I decided to see if others were having this problem. I attempted the work around, and my 1050 also defaults to 6.1, even if you attempt to turn it off. This is definitely not a true work around for those without a center rear speaker. Please keep this topic up to date if anyone is receiving new information from Outlaw. I hope they are truely looking into the problem.

While I'm not sure what progress they have made, I do know that Outlaw is actively looking into the issue (based on some unrelated e-mail correspondence recently).

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gonk -- Saloon Links | Pre/Pro Comparison Chart | 950 Review

Ran in to this very issue with "Die Another Day" and spent the day losing my mind switching optical cables and every setting possible on the DVD player. Guess I should try turning on the rear center channel.

That's an easy fix, just watch Die Another Day in DTS...

-BL

Uhoh...if this is showing up on other discs...not good...

Ah, the return of the flags. Hopefully the "Die Another Day" disc will work with the fix used for the original trio of problem children (Pearl Harbor, Jurassic Park III, Atlantis).

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gonk -- Saloon Links | Pre/Pro Comparison Chart | 950 Review

Why have I not had this problem? I have watched all the above mentioned discs with no issues. I have a 1050 with the center surround off and have had no dropout issues. I did have one very freaky incident: Those of you who have seen the director's cut of the first Star Trek movie will remember Vgers energy weapon that hits the enterprise and whacks out all of their equipment. When this scene happened the first time I watched the movie, when the energy hit the Enterprise my 1050 shut off!!!! It did this three times. Yet, it has never done it since. It was truly freaky to witness. It was as if Vger had turned my 1050 off.