9 HD Audio in Brisbane, Can someone check for me Options

[Guest_Spoonfed_*]

Wondering if someone can check the 9 audio using a DD receiver with 9's HD in Brisbane.

NOTE the demo but when a 2.0 show is on.

My Denon 1602 decodes it in short "blips"..... my new Panasonic XR45 decodes it in the same way the Denon 3805 and Arcam AVR300 i "tested" did.

Comes out as a 5.1 signal with voices accross all front speakers....

Seems it has been like this for a long time?


Stupid 9

[Guest_Gear_*]

For the last few weeks, alot more show are comming up as 5.1. CSI is the main show I watch in HD on nine and it is now 5.1 it sounds right on my yamaha 2400.

[Guest_Spoonfed_*]

I'll check miami tonight.......... im pretty sure its some bodgey "2ch" upmix that is wrong...... (Though CSI may be different)

For it to have issues on 4 different receviers.... id say its likely nine haha

[Guest_Gear_*]

Just checked it again on some recordings, yep its some bodgey "2ch" upmix

I get left and right and some rear, no centre on CSI and cold case. the old recordings before the 5.1 upmix spound better

[Guest_Daedalus351_*]

Yeah I know this thread is a little old but I will put in my 2 cents worth. Seems like 9 couldn't be bothered swtiching thier encoding from 5.1 to 2.0 when the show is only stereo cause I get most stuff in 5.1 but only the left and right speaker being used. I watched The Fellowship of the Ring when it was on and it was the first show I had seen with proper 5.1, I hope there is more of it, its a pity the other stations weren't as serious about HDTV as 9 is. I can't get DD on 7HD at all anymore.

[Guest_Spoonfed_*]

Yes, "native" 5.1 is good, but when the extreme vast majority is 2.0, is 9 really serious about HD when they can't even flick a switch back to 2.0 surround? IMHO the 5.1 mix is worse than having to watch native 5.1 in 2.0.