Sony blu Ray player audio down mix

[Yungheat]

Hello everyone when I go in my settings for my player it say down mix and it's currently set on stereo should I change this to surround I am using a receiver but not exactly sure what down mixing does or will it not affect anything thank you in advance

[solarrdadd]

dude, player model number!

[Yungheat]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

dude, player model number!

Sony bdp-s550 sorry

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Yungheat

Hello everyone when I go in my settings for my player it say down mix and it's currently set on stereo should I change this to surround I am using a receiver but not exactly sure what down mixing does or will it not affect anything thank you in advance

If you're a receiver that supports Dolby Pro Logic then select Dolby Surround, if it doesn't select Stereo.

[Yungheat]

Originally Posted by chip75

If you're a receiver that supports Dolby Pro Logic then select Dolby Surround, if it doesn't select Stereo.

Is Dolby pro logic similar to truhd? And will my receiver play proligic instead of dts hd master or Dolby truhd

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Yungheat

Is Dolby pro logic similar to truhd? And will my receiver play proligic instead of dts hd master or Dolby truhd

No, it takes a Stereo source and transforms it into Surround, so stereo goes to surround 4.0 with the original incarnation and Dolby Pro Logic IIz, the newest version takes 5.1 and mixes it into 9.1.

Dolby True HD is a codec. You'll be able to see what your player is doing on it's display, it should stay true to it's source, but stereo sound will be converted to Dolby Pro Logic (you'll have options to cycle through different versions on your remote) or DTS: Neo 6 or whatever they're doing these days (DTS: Neo X), depending on your receiver. Your AV receiver shouldn't down mix to Pro Logic unless you select it.