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- From: pirrung@NADC.NADC.NAVY.MIL (G. Pirrung)
- Newsgroups: rec.video
- Subject: Re: Cable TV surround
- Message-ID: <9212271949.AA29042@NADC.NADC.NAVY.MIL>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 19:49:45 GMT
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- Marc Siegall MSIEGALL@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU writes:
- >>Who's right? (On the few "surround" programs I've listened to, I couldn't
- >>tell if there was a poor or non-existant surround signal.
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-
- Well, I have noticed differences in surround effects depending on whether
- I use the tuner in my mts-vcr direct, or use the cable company's decoder
- box. On the decoder box, I can adjust the audio volume. The effect this has
- is on whether the signal is stereo or not. (Volume too low, mts light goes
- out) The louder I get it, the more pronounced the surround effect, implying
- better stereo separation. What I would like to know, is if there's
- a way to adjust my vcr to get this more pronounced effect.
-
- Also, there are two different types of surround encoding in effect,
- Dolby pro, and another which I am not specifically knowledgable of.
- I.E., David Letterman is Dolby Surround, identified by the Dolby
- logo at the beginning of the show, whereas Saturday Night Live
- is not, as identified by the generic "surround" logo at the
- beginning.
-
- No matter what, all you need is for the cable company to either
- pass through the local broadcast channels intact, or to have a
- mts encoder for the signals they get from satellite. The
- integrity of the stereo signal, though, is what's important,
- since the surround effect you hear is generated in your own
- equipment.
-