Samsung Series 6 LED TV - Downmix DTS Over HDMI

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TranceManNZ

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#75134 13-Jan-2011 11:31

Right,

Just a little confused here and wonder if anybody can confirm the following.

I have just picked up a Samsung Series 6 LED 40". My current setup in a HTPC with 2 video outputs (shared with projector in another room). The sound to the new TV is going over HDMI. The TV seems to downmix AC3 5.1 to the tv speakers fine but this is not working for DTS.

If I play the same file off a portable usb directly into the TV (using the built in media player) the TV downmixes the DTS to 2 channel perfectly.

So, does this TV not support DTS downmix to the built in speakers over HDMI?

Anyone able to test this?

Seems a little strange to me that it works using the built in media player but not over HDMI.

In my theater room I use optical out to my receiver and the DTS signal is present.

Cheers

timmmay

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#426861 13-Jan-2011 14:24

Is the video going over hdmi as well? What's the source? Can your PC do the sound processing and have the TV just play stereo?

I use an Onkyo receiver for this stuff. It just works.

TranceManNZ

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#426866 13-Jan-2011 14:41

timmmay: Is the video going over hdmi as well? What's the source? Can your PC do the sound processing and have the TV just play stereo?

I use an Onkyo receiver for this stuff. It just works.

Yes it is a combined video/audio signal. The source is my HTPC. No i can not do the sound processing on the HTPC as this will mean in my home theater I will not have a DD/DTS optical pass through available.

I really just need to confirm if these TV's are able to downmix a DTS signal over HDMI.

Cheers for the reply

elldizzle

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#426873 13-Jan-2011 15:39

I have this same display. I mostly have my receiver do all my audio processing but on the odd occasion I have sent sources directly to the TV in the way you have described DTS has never worked.... I use my HTPC to play all my content so have never used the onboard media player via usb so can't comment on that..