No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs

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No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - ictiosapiens - 12-01-2008 11:15 PM

Hi,

I'm having trouble getting sound to play from my A-100 from a file on it's HD on MKV format. The A-100 is connected to my tv via hdmi. When I stream the file to my upstairs A-110, which is connected via component, the sound plays perfectly.

Any ideas of what might be causing this?

Many thanks!

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - spawn - 12-01-2008 11:26 PM

The file propably have DTS audio which the A100 does not decode itself, while the A110 does.
This is one of the differences between the A100 and the A110

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - ictiosapiens - 12-01-2008 11:50 PM

(12-01-2008 11:26 PM)spawn Wrote: The file propably have DTS audio which the A100 does not decode itself, while the A110 does.
This is one of the differences between the A100 and the A110

Oh, many thanks! I've been changing all possible settings without luck!!! I didn't know that the 100 didn't decode DTS... I hope that was the problem.

Many thanks mate...

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - lng0004 - 12-02-2008 06:57 AM

(12-01-2008 11:50 PM)ictiosapiens Wrote: Oh, many thanks! I've been changing all possible settings without luck!!! I didn't know that the 100 didn't decode DTS... I hope that was the problem.

Many thanks mate...

Can this feature be added via firmware? Or is it hardware?

And if my receiver has a DTS decoder but no HDMI, I can connect a digital optical out to the receiver and have sound?

Thanks.

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - patpol - 12-02-2008 06:28 PM

The A100 will not be able to decode DTS, because of licensing.

If you have a receiver with a DTS decoder then you can use the digital out.
I'm using a Yamaha RX-V659, which is able to decode DTS. It sounds great :-)

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - lng0004 - 12-02-2008 08:46 PM

Thank you. That answers my question Smile

I have a Harman Kardon AVR-325. That should do the trick right? Smile

Looks like I was worried over nothing. Guess I'll save my money and get the A100 instead of A110 Smile

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - Blood01 - 12-11-2008 04:56 PM

I have a follow up question regarding this. Can i send the DTS sound over the HDMI to my tv and the my TV has an optical output and plug that optical out into my AVR which has an optical in so that i can decode the DTS signal from the mkv movies i have?
Basically my setup:

A100 ----HDMI---> Vizio V047LF ---Optical_out---> LG LHT874

Would this work? I have the the HDMI audio set to ON in the A100 settings so wondering if it passes through the DTS audio over HDMI?
Huh

Thanks,
Dan

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - chris57 - 12-11-2008 05:08 PM

No as your TV wont have DTS passthrough, its been tried before by many.

You'll have to go with HDMI to your TV and coaxial to your AVR via an optical to coaxial convertor if your AVR has no coaxial input.

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - Blood01 - 12-11-2008 05:14 PM

(12-11-2008 05:08 PM)chris57 Wrote: No as your TV wont have DTS passthrough, its been tried before by many.

You'll have to go with HDMI to your TV and coaxial to your AVR via an optical to coaxial convertor if your AVR has no coaxial input.

Hi Chris, thank you. The AVR actually has an HDMI in so would this work?
A100 =--HDMI--> Reciver =--HDMI--> TV

Would that get the DTS sound to work then?

Thanks,
Dan

RE: No sound from an MKV file on A-100 , but perfectly fine on A-110 upstairs - chris57 - 12-12-2008 04:24 PM

Should do if it is an AVR. If its one of those home theatre packages check and you wont get HD audio codecs only normal DTS.