dvd player upgrade?

[zepman1]

The DVD player shouldn't need to have DTS capability if you have it on your receiver. If your receiver is not DTS compatible than I believe you are SOL.

As far as DVD+R and DVD-R discs, just look for a DVD player in your price range that can play those. I am pretty sure that almost any new DVD player won't have an issue playing those. For $100-$150 I really don't think it matters what you get. Just look for a good sale and a player with the options you need. I like the Toshiba and Hitachi DVD players in this price range

[Jumby]

The receiver is DTS capable, at least I'm assuming that from the logo on the front.... and the fact that it says so in the manual. but it will only show you incoming signals to choose from in picking sound fields. I put in a Bob Marley DVD and the choices were 2 ch stereo or DTS and when I choose DTS got nothing... changed it to stereo and it played, so I don't think the DVD player can decode DTS....

Found some good words for the Samsung DVD-HD850 on audioholics, I'm going to check prices on them....

[zepman1]

Your problem in not playing DTS soundtracks has nothing to do with your DVD player I would assume. Since your receiver has DTS decoding, there is no need (and best not to) do this with the DVD player. The digital coax (or optical) cable used to connect the DVD player to receiver carries the raw, compressed DTS signal and it is decoded within the receiver.

Decoding DTS thru the DVD player requires 6 channel analog output on the DVD player with corresponding 6 channel analog inputs on the receiver. It would not be the preferred method in most cases.

There must be other reasons the DTS track is not working. Its most likely that somehow the settings on your receiver are not correct.

[GMichael]

How do you have your DVD connected to your receiver? I believe that if you are using analog 2 chanel cables that it may not play at all in DTS.

Also, with some receivers you may have to set it up to input stream instead of analog.

[Jumby]

It is hooked up optical and all the Dolby Pro Logic encoding seems to be working just fine. My understanding is that the Receiver will only show the sound options for what it has coming in, when the DVD is Dolby 5.1 I can scroll through the surround options for it, but I'm not getting any DTS options nor any sound when I toggle a DVD to play DTS 5.1.... I don't doubt for a moment I may have set something up wrong, but I can't find what it is.... I'm still fairly new to this. So why in the product description for the DVD-HD850 does it say Dolby and DTS decoding, when it doesn't have multichannel output which is what you're saying is needed to use a DVD players decoding?

[paul_pci]

It is hooked up optical and all the Dolby Pro Logic encoding seems to be working just fine. My understanding is that the Receiver will only show the sound options for what it has coming in, when the DVD is Dolby 5.1 I can scroll through the surround options for it, but I'm not getting any DTS options nor any sound when I toggle a DVD to play DTS 5.1.... I don't doubt for a moment I may have set something up wrong, but I can't find what it is.... I'm still fairly new to this. So why in the product description for the DVD-HD850 does it say Dolby and DTS decoding, when it doesn't have multichannel output which is what you're saying is needed to use a DVD players decoding?

Double check your dvd player settings. With some players, you have to enable dts playback. Strange but true.

[zepman1]

The DTS logo on DVD players is often just a marketing ploy. They have digital outputs allowing raw DTS (or DD) data to be sent to a receiver capable of decoding these signals. That's all it means in most cases, unless of course there are 6 channel analog outputs.
On these type of players you can't get DTS sound without a DTS capable receiver. I suppose there may be some really cheap DVD players with only 2 stereo analog outputs that are in no way DTS compatible.

The connection you are using should be fine (optical cable). I would check the owner's manual for your receiver and make sure you have all the settings as they should be to hear the DTS signal. As GMichael mentioned, you may have your receiver set to analog. Try setting it to "digital" or "input stream." Contact Onkyo and I'm sure they could point you in the right direction. It has probably has nothing to do with your DVD player.

[Jumby]

thanks.... that will give me something to do tonight.... there isn't any football on you know....

[GMichael]

Here is your manual. It looks like you may have to assign your digital inputs as per page 31.

http://www.intl.onkyo.com/downloads/...3_manual_e.pdf