Help me please :) - Blu-ray Forum

samdaman94 · 11-13-2009, 02:59 PM

Hey everyone

Just wanna start off my apologizing in advance if this has already been posted somewhere, I just wanted to get the question up.

First off, I DON'T HAVE SPEAKERS. Just the TV (32" Samsung 1080p).

Some blurays I watch (eg. The Godfather) have the dialog the same volume as the other sound (eg. footsteps, moving chairs, etc.) making it hard to hear what the characters are saying over said sounds. However, some discs, like Burn After Reading sound fantastic and the dialog is crisp throughout.

I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can make the dialog louder and the other sounds quieter? As I say, some discs are fine, some are bearable and then some are just horrible. I had a fiddle with the sound settings on the player (Samsung bdp1600) but can't tell if they've had any effect. Something about PCM, PCM downsampling, bit-re-encode....it's all jibberish to me!!!

I don't understand sound

I would love to buy speakers but don't have the money at the moment, having just bought the tv, player and discs.

Thanks a bunch in advance, hope you understand my question and I look forward to hearing back

jomari · 11-13-2009, 04:25 PM

lets break it down to different possibilities.

Source - it might not even be your speakers, or your settings, but maybe how it was encoded. some disc have great audio mixes, others sadly are not. im also assuming you are using your display units speakers to listen to, and may consider using the 2 channel audio instead.

Settings on your source player - might have a night mode? as much as we dont like using them this might help with the dialogues for you.

Settings on your display unit - maybe its in 'surround' mode? or SAP mode? sometimes, and i prefer not using it, can cause too much 'spatial' effects on it.

Just 2 cents. sorry, busy as well at work, i do want to try to help...

samdaman94 · 11-13-2009, 04:27 PM

thanks so much for your help, i will try all your tips later.
thanks for taking the time to answer

langn08 · 11-13-2009, 04:28 PM

It's funny you posted this, I was watching Zack & Miri last night I had the same issue. I find that a couple blu's I own do not have balanced audio.

CasualKiller · 11-13-2009, 09:44 PM

The Watchmen is another one that is bad for that. Dialog is almost muted and everything else is shaking the house.

VinnAY · 11-13-2009, 10:32 PM

Id look to set the player to output PCM (vs bitstream) and you should also see something like "downmix", I'd set that to ON (or YES, whichever), and see how that does for you.

crackinhedz · 11-14-2009, 01:47 AM

Dynamic Compression = On

...as well as PCM downmix. TV is stereo anyway.

samdaman94 · 11-14-2009, 11:10 AM

Done all of your tips, seems to sound alot better.
Thanks a bunch

jomari · 11-14-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Dynamic Compression = On

...as well as PCM downmix. TV is stereo anyway.

Thats the function i was trying to remember yesterday!

glad to know things worked out for you....

jomari whos mind is still melting...

11-13-2009, 02:59 PM	#1
samdaman94 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:7	Help me please :) Hey everyone Just wanna start off my apologizing in advance if this has already been posted somewhere, I just wanted to get the question up. First off, I DON'T HAVE SPEAKERS. Just the TV (32" Samsung 1080p). Some blurays I watch (eg. The Godfather) have the dialog the same volume as the other sound (eg. footsteps, moving chairs, etc.) making it hard to hear what the characters are saying over said sounds. However, some discs, like Burn After Reading sound fantastic and the dialog is crisp throughout. I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can make the dialog louder and the other sounds quieter? As I say, some discs are fine, some are bearable and then some are just horrible. I had a fiddle with the sound settings on the player (Samsung bdp1600) but can't tell if they've had any effect. Something about PCM, PCM downsampling, bit-re-encode....it's all jibberish to me!!! I don't understand sound I would love to buy speakers but don't have the money at the moment, having just bought the tv, player and discs. Thanks a bunch in advance, hope you understand my question and I look forward to hearing back

11-13-2009, 04:25 PM	#2
jomari Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	lets break it down to different possibilities. Source - it might not even be your speakers, or your settings, but maybe how it was encoded. some disc have great audio mixes, others sadly are not. im also assuming you are using your display units speakers to listen to, and may consider using the 2 channel audio instead. Settings on your source player - might have a night mode? as much as we dont like using them this might help with the dialogues for you. Settings on your display unit - maybe its in 'surround' mode? or SAP mode? sometimes, and i prefer not using it, can cause too much 'spatial' effects on it. Just 2 cents. sorry, busy as well at work, i do want to try to help...

11-13-2009, 04:27 PM	#3
samdaman94 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:7	thanks so much for your help, i will try all your tips later. thanks for taking the time to answer

11-13-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
langn08 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Fox Cities WI Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:373 Trading Score:6	It's funny you posted this, I was watching Zack & Miri last night I had the same issue. I find that a couple blu's I own do not have balanced audio.

11-13-2009, 09:44 PM	#5
CasualKiller Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Brooks Alberta Blu-ray collection:54 Trading Score:15	The Watchmen is another one that is bad for that. Dialog is almost muted and everything else is shaking the house.

11-13-2009, 10:32 PM	#6
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Id look to set the player to output PCM (vs bitstream) and you should also see something like "downmix", I'd set that to ON (or YES, whichever), and see how that does for you.

11-14-2009, 01:47 AM	#7
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	Dynamic Compression = On ...as well as PCM downmix. TV is stereo anyway.

11-14-2009, 11:10 AM	#8
samdaman94 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:7	Done all of your tips, seems to sound alot better. Thanks a bunch

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