wesgoff Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Can you get 6.1 surround from a fiber optic cable or do you have to have a dvd that has the 6 channel output? Also, what are some movies that have 6.1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Using optical cable from a DVD-player to a 6.1 receiver will give you 6.1. Some movies in 6.1... JP3 in DTS-ES Rush Hour 2 n DTS-ES uhh I don't anymore... I don't have 6.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Most movies DO have 6 channels, 5 main channels and 1 low frequency channel. Now, 7 channel is more rare, Gladiator is 7 channel, 6.1. A fiber optic cable could carry a 60 channel sound track if it wanted to, it is the original encoding and what the receiver is capabile of that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandern Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 Just saw We were soldiers, it has 6.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Wesgoff, Only DVD-A and SACD use analog cables for music. Movies with 6.1 all use digital cables. There are three 6.1 formats. Dolby Surround EX, DTS ES discrete and DTE ES matrix. Not all DVD players pass DTS but most do. Not all receivers decode all 6.1 formats, so enquire before you buy. Most new receivers above the budget level can handle 6.1, but many lack an amplifier for the sixth channel. Bottom line is that the whole system needs to handle 6.1. Many newer movies have 6.1. Both Star Wars are DD EX as is Harry Potter. Gladiator is DTS ES discrete. Pearl Harbor is 6.1 and the list goes on. The trend is for new high budget movies like LOTR is to use 6.1. Movies prior to Star Wars I never have 6.1. Hope that this helps. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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