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ChadTower:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 27, 2008, 02:48:56 am ---Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II are not on the media itself
Dolby Pro Logic II works with standard stereo tracks, "Dolby Surround" stereo tracks, and stereo tracks that were encoded with DPLII-specific matrices.
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So it works with encoded tracks that aren't on the media?
That's not how Dolby says it works.
But I know you. I'm not going to debate it with you. In fact, now that you're in, I'm out.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 27, 2008, 02:48:56 am ---Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II are not on the media itself, but rather, they are the decoding technology.
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The stereo signal is encoded in a particular way that is intended to work with DPL
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I think he means the same as you are saying. It's not a distinct channel on the media, but it's encoded into the 2 channels available on the media.
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 27, 2008, 07:44:46 am ---
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 27, 2008, 02:48:56 am ---Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II are not on the media itself
Dolby Pro Logic II works with standard stereo tracks, "Dolby Surround" stereo tracks, and stereo tracks that were encoded with DPLII-specific matrices.
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So it works with encoded tracks that aren't on the media?
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No, that's not what I said. Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II are decoders. Decoders are not on the media, they are hardware devices. The stereo tracks on the media that are intended to work with Dolby Pro Logic hardware are usually referred to as "Dolby Surround". Both DLP and DPLII can decode "Dolby Surround" stereo tracks, and DLPII takes it one step further by being about to create 5.1 audio from ordinary stereo tracks with no special "surround" encoding at all (like an audio CD or a cassette tape).
I commented because you said something about not knowing whether VHS ever had Dolby Pro Logic II or not; which doesn't make sense. It is kind of like asking if audio CD's ever had digital-to-analog converters.
shardian:
Pro Logic II is only the "decoding hardware" that interprets the signal. Most movies and TV shows I watch are...cough...in Divx format. My receiver does a HELL of a job with the stereo audio in making it feel like discrete surround sound. I won't get the true "bullets over my head" feeling of 5.1 or 7.1, but the receiver still takes the 2 channel stereo and makes it nice to the point I don't miss full 5.1 .
Pro Logic back in the day did work well with VHS, but of course you had to have a Hi-Fi stereo VCR. I remembre when my neighbor got a surround receiver. The first movie we watched was The Ghost and the Darkness. That was a defining audio experience since surround wasn't even widely used in movie theaters yet.
And I also agree with others here that the audio capabilities of DVD were the major point for me. I still watch most of my stuff on the trust 19" TV. I have a projector, but very rarely use it because we are quite satisfied with the super sharp CRT picture on the 19".
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