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Author Topic: connecting dvd to DA20 + CP65 John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-12-2005 10:54 PM                     Consider using a professional patchbay like the Behringer Ultrapatch PX1000. It's 1U high and gives you 24 channels of 1/4" insert/replace (or 48 straight-through, with other configurations...). At $40, its almost cheaper than your time for building a panel. And the insert/replace (aka add/drop) features are really handy when you want them. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 03-13-2005 08:21 AM                     It only cost me about 6 bucks my way. Either way you do it, you still have to wire it into the rack.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 03-14-2005 03:38 PM                     I think I mis-stated my question. What I meant is, how would one go about converting that optical out on the DVD player into a 6ch source for the processor's aux input, or is it even possible without the use of another processor?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-14-2005 04:16 PM                     Not possible Dominique. The CP650 can be equipped to decode the AC3 track, but no other processor out there (to my knowledge) can do it. You would have to have an outboard AC3 decoder converting the optical to 6 seperate channels of audio before inputting that signal into the CP65.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 03-14-2005 04:34 PM                     Well, that stinks. So I suppose the only way to do it is with either a DVD player which decodes the AC3 stream onto 6 analog outs, such as the Toshiba SD-4800. The question now is, because of the shoddy bass management would it be better to derive the LFE data from the surrounds like in SR if you're just watching movies? It would be nice if you could just pipe the AC3 stream from the dvd, out the serial port on your computer, and into the processor, all digital...dwah! But hey, now we can add Brad to the list of people who've called me by a girls name Speaking of Brad, what do you use to power your DLP in your screening room? I've heard rumors that you've got one [ 03-15-2005, 03:44 AM: Message edited by: Dominic Espinosa ]  |  IP: Logged

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