[Tilsip]

With a 6.1 surround a/v receiver, what is the best setting for
listening to TV programs, i.e. surround, stereo etc?

I find w/ the surround setting, the volume jumps all over depending
on program, commercial being played. On other hand, many programs
sound better in surround.

[Laurence Payne]

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:23:51 -0400, Tilsip wrote:

With a 6.1 surround a/v receiver, what is the best setting for
listening to TV programs, i.e. surround, stereo etc?

I find w/ the surround setting, the volume jumps all over depending
on program, commercial being played. On other hand, many programs
sound better in surround.

You've just answered your own question, haven't you? Choose whatever
setting suits the programme you're watching.

Personally, I find "beyond the screen" audio effects quickly become
tiring and irritating.

[Richard Crowley]

"Tilsip" wrote ...
With a 6.1 surround a/v receiver, what is the best setting for
listening to TV programs, i.e. surround, stereo etc?

I find w/ the surround setting, the volume jumps all over depending
on program, commercial being played. On other hand, many programs
sound better in surround.

There is no "best setting" because the different programs
were all designed, mixed, and encoded according to the
whims of the people who produced them.

You appear to have already discovered that different
decoding settings at your end appear to correlate to
the way the programs were produced (and/or with
your listening preferences).

[Eeyore]

Tilsip wrote:

With a 6.1 surround a/v receiver, what is the best setting for
listening to TV programs, i.e. surround, stereo etc?

I find w/ the surround setting, the volume jumps all over depending
on program, commercial being played. On other hand, many programs
sound better in surround.

Yes.

Surround sound for TV is stupid.

Graham

[Eeyore]

Laurence Payne wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:23:51 -0400, Tilsip wrote:

With a 6.1 surround a/v receiver, what is the best setting for
listening to TV programs, i.e. surround, stereo etc?

I find w/ the surround setting, the volume jumps all over depending
on program, commercial being played. On other hand, many programs
sound better in surround.

You've just answered your own question, haven't you? Choose whatever
setting suits the programme you're watching.

Personally, I find "beyond the screen" audio effects quickly become
tiring and irritating.

Yes.

Graham

[Karl Uppiano]

"Richard Crowley" wrote in message
...
There is no "best setting" because the different programs
were all designed, mixed, and encoded according to the
whims of the people who produced them.

From that, I infer that although we have (dubious) surround technologies, we
have no way to tag the transmissions with information to tell the decoder
which mode to use.

rant
I thought "quad" was stupid in the 1970s, and we dodged that bullet due to
the fact that the technology of the day could not really support it.
Unfortunately, with digital technology, it is practical in spades. Who ever
got the idea that I wanted my living room littered with cables and speakers?
I'd much rather spend my available budget on two good speakers/channels than
half a dozen crappy ones.
/rant