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- From: jkung@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jimmy Kung)
- Newsgroups: rec.video
- Subject: Re: Dumb Q: Can Surround Sound be Recorded?
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 02:29:46 -0600
- Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
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- References: <29126@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
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- In article <29126@oasys.dt.navy.mil> you write:
- > I have a 2 year old Sharp MTS stereo HiFi VCR. I recently got
- >a Kenwood ProLogic receiver and some surround speakers. The surround
- >performance is evident when watching encoded cable TV and playing encoded
- >rented movies.
- > I've recorded encoded movies off cable, but when played back the
- >surround was absent. Is my VCR just passing the encoded signal through
- >to the receiver in the first cases? Are stereo HiFi VCRs incapable
- >of *recording* surround sound encoding? Am I asking to many stupid
- >questions?
-
- I believe that the problem lies with cable. I don't believe that
- cable can handle the Dolby Surround Signal. (of course, someone
- will correct me if I am wrong) The expensive solution to this
- problem, would be to invest in a satellite dish, and get all
- movies in digital stereo Dolby Surround. :)
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