Posted by Vincent at bg-tc-ppp1244.monmouth.com on August 19, 2001 at 13:32:34:
In Reply to: Why? posted by John Walker on August 19, 2001 at 13:12:49:
- the 2.0 track is specifically mixed to sound good on a 2.0 system. When a player downconverts a 5.1 track to 2.0 output, it does it on the fly with no human supervision, and there can (and will) be problems. For example, very dynamic sounds tend to get really badly squashed, and sometimes music and effects can drown out dialogue, etc.
It's the difference between a mix that was supervised by professional mixers and designed to sound good on a 2.0 system vs. a DVD player's internal mechanisms doing the downconversion on the fly.
Vincent
: What difference would this make? I have a DD5.1, but how is the 2.0 altered to be more compatible with a stereo output? Or what problems would arise from watching a 5.1 mix on a Dolby Pro Logic/Surround setup?
: Cheers! (I've always wanted to know!)
: ~ John