This is Messe Dup

Posted by: JT Clark

This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 12:25 PM

Why am I listening to DVD-Audio (Yes DVD-Audio, not DVD-Video) on my computer, but I don't even have the capability to do so on my HT setup? confused
Posted by: gonk

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 12:57 PM

Are you actually decoding DVD-A, or is it downmixed to Dolby Digital? I don't recall hearing about a card that supports DVD-A, but since I haven't checked out the sound card market much in a while so it's entirely possible that I'm behind the times on that.
Posted by: lanion

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 01:18 PM

Creative cards support DVD-Audio. Support started with the Audigy 2 series of cards, which is now about two years old.
Posted by: JT Clark

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 02:47 PM

Yes, that's the type of cound card I have. One software program that came with it is a DVD-Audio specific player. I'm quite certain it's DVD-A because of the Blue Man disc. DD51.1 & DTS option on one side and DVD-A on the other. Linkin Park's Reanimation is the other disk I'm using. Yeah, I need more discs. I can't help but feel something is wrong with me because of this setup.
Posted by: Ritz

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 05:53 PM

Umm...perhaps I'm just dense...but why can't you listen to DVD-A on your HT setup?

Cheers,
Posted by: gonk

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 06:03 PM

Nifty. Have you got a 5.1 speaker setup on your PC?
Posted by: JT Clark

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 06:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ritz:
Umm...perhaps I'm just dense...but why can't you listen to DVD-A on your HT setup?

Cheers,
Because I don't have a DVD-A player on the HT setup. :p Eventually.

Quote:
Originally posted by gonk:
Nifty. Have you got a 5.1 speaker setup on your PC?
Yes. The Klipsch setup. I'm pretty impressed with the sound I get out of it. The difference in the various sound card upgrades was quite noticable along with getting the DVD's in, vs CDs and mp3s. Logitech didn't have any of their bad-boy setups available back when I bought these.

Oh yeah, I just use a basic Sony DVD drive in there right now to play them. It also worked for another drive that eventually went bad for unrelated issues. I can't wait to get it onto the HT setup, but that only has a front stage.
Posted by: Ritz

Re: This is Messe Dup - 09/11/05 07:09 PM

Ahhh....well, get thee to the order page and get yourself a 990, a 7125, and then go on a speaker shopping spree. And then when you're done with all that, pick up a DVD-A player. 8-)