5.1 Dolby Surround?

[L.J.]

Can anyone explain what 5.1 Dolby surround is? Is it just another name for Dolby Surround? I ask because the DVD encoded with this only produced a LF, RF and S signal.

[noddin0ff]

Try this
http://www.dolby.com/consumer/techno..._overview.html

If it says 5.1 it is encoded for L+R front, L+R rear, Center Front, and Sub. However some movies don't have a lot of sound coming from the rears.

[L.J.]

Try this
http://www.dolby.com/consumer/techno..._overview.html

If it says 5.1 it is encoded for L+R front, L+R rear, Center Front, and Sub. However some movies don't have a lot of sound coming from the rears.

It's weird. I'm getting a digital signal and only my L & R fronts and a mono S is displaying on my denon's display screen. The center and LFE are receiving no signal. Could the disc be bad? The audio options on the DVD only allows you to select Dolby Surround english or french. The back of the DVD case even has the DD logo but I'm not getting 5 discrete channels of sound. Has anyone come across this. I have over 100 DVD's and I have never seen this before.

[N. Abstentia]

Chances are slim to nil that the disc is bad. First of all make sure it's a 5.1 disc. Just because it says Dolby Digital does not mean it's 5.1. It sounds like from what you're saying it's a mono signal, or Dolby Digital 1.0..what is the DVD?

[L.J.]

Chances are slim to nil that the disc is bad. First of all make sure it's a 5.1 disc. Just because it says Dolby Digital does not mean it's 5.1. It sounds like from what you're saying it's a mono signal, or Dolby Digital 1.0..what is the DVD?

The DVD is The Abyss(Special Edition). The features listed on the back of the case states that it's 5.1 Dolby Surround. My only audio option in the DVD's menu is to select english Dolby Surround. I have never seen this before. The Dolby Digital logo is located at the bottom of the back of the case. Should I be taking a trip back to BB?

[BRANDONH]

The DVD is The Abyss(Special Edition). The features listed on the back of the case states that it's 5.1 Dolby Surround. My only audio option in the DVD's menu is to select english Dolby Surround. I have never seen this before. The Dolby Digital logo is located at the bottom of the back of the case. Should I be taking a trip back to BB?

Product Details

* Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, See more
* Director: James Cameron
* Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
* Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
* Audio Encoding: Dolby Digital 5.0, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
* Rated: PG-13 \
* Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
* DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
* Run Time: 171
* DVD Features:
o Available subtitles: English, Spanish
o Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
o Multi-Story Option: Viewer can select original theatrical release (145 min.) or special edition release with 28 minutes of added footage
o Text-only commentary option for both versions
o DVD-ROM script and storyboard-to-screen comparison
* From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
* ASIN: B00005V9IL
* Other Formats: DVD, DVD, DVD
* Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars Based on 300 reviews. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,581 in DVD

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

The DVD is The Abyss(Special Edition). The features listed on the back of the case states that it's 5.1 Dolby Surround. My only audio option in the DVD's menu is to select english Dolby Surround. I have never seen this before. The Dolby Digital logo is located at the bottom of the back of the case. Should I be taking a trip back to BB?

What color is the box? I had the same problem with this title. I bought the blue box version first. Bought it home, and found only a Dolby surround track. Went back to BB, saw a white box with the same "special edition" on it, and guess what? This one had the 5.1 soundtrack on it. Get the edition in the white box and you'll get the 5.1 soundtrack.

[mustang]

The DVD is The Abyss(Special Edition). The features listed on the back of the case states that it's 5.1 Dolby Surround. My only audio option in the DVD's menu is to select english Dolby Surround. I have never seen this before. The Dolby Digital logo is located at the bottom of the back of the case. Should I be taking a trip back to BB?

I also have this DVD but it is in a gray box. I've tried both versions of the film and both let me select the 5.1 sound track. It is one of those menus that I find cunfusing though. At first I wasn't sure which track I had actually selected. It had blue text on the top; Audio Options. On the bottom; 2.0 or 5.1. At first I I thought I was selecting 5.1 because it was in blue lettering, but I actually selected the 2.0 that was lit in white. With this being an older DVD it also defaults to the 2.0(Dolby Surround) track if you just push play.

[Pyrrho]

It's weird. I'm getting a digital signal and only my L & R fronts and a mono S is displaying on my denon's display screen. The center and LFE are receiving no signal. Could the disc be bad? The audio options on the DVD only allows you to select Dolby Surround english or french. The back of the DVD case even has the DD logo but I'm not getting 5 discrete channels of sound. Has anyone come across this. I have over 100 DVD's and I have never seen this before.

If you cannot find the 5.1 soundtrack in the menu, try using your "audio" button on the remote for your DVD player while you are playing the movie. Some discs do not have a menu option for changing audio options, but can be switched via the control on your player.

Please let me know if this works for you with this disc.