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Author Topic: 6 channel analog out on blu-ray sucks Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 02-07-2009 06:42 PM                     I'm curious to know if anyone else has noticed that (at least on the Panasonic BDP-30) that the 6 RCA analog outputs absolutely suck ass. The high and low end of the frequency spectrum is GONE and it just doesn't sound flat at all. I was using the format 11 (dts) 6 channel input on a CP650 for this test. Using that same player and taking the AC3 track direct into the same CP650 with the same disc produced excellent audio.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-07-2009 07:17 PM                     It all depends on the processing and how the 6-channels were derived. They are not all created equal. Compare your unit to the Denon DVD-3800BDCI. A "high-end" unit. Look at what it has for audio decoding...compare that to yours. Is it reasonable to expect there to be similar results? Price out what good D/A converters cost for audio...now price out what 6-channels worth cost...I'll wager that they far exceed the price you paid for the whole Blu-Ray player. That, effectively, is what you are listening to. Steve  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-07-2009 07:38 PM                     I actually thought about buying a Panasonic DMP-BD30 player when I was buying my Sony Bravia XBR series HDTV. But I opted for a 80GB PS3 instead -same $500 price, but a lot more capability. However, a PS3 doesn't have 5.1 or 7.1 analog audio outputs. Regarding the audio problem, I'm wondering if there is an issue with how the DMP-BD30 internally decodes and outputs the audio. The DMP-BD30 does not internally decode the full Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats. It just internally decodes and outputs the lossy versions of Dolby Digital and DTS via the 5.1 analog output. The player does bit-stream output DDTHD and DTSHD audio via HDMI. Maybe there's something missing in that as opposed to Panasonic BD players that full decoding and analog output of the next generation audio formats (DMP-BD50, DMP-BD55). One thing to try is playing a BD movie with multichannel Linear PCM 5.1 audio to see if the audio levels are just as weak. Quite a few Sony Pictures Blu-ray movies feature LPCM 5.1 (Casino Royale, The Fifth Element and The Patriot are a few I have).  |  IP: Logged

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