Independence Day 7.1 sound?

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Mine does the same on the majority of my DTS HD MA 5.1 tracks and the 3800 (including the JPN ID4). Some people have emailed the various Yamaha's (DE, US) about this and awaiting to see if there is a problem and if it will be fixed. If I understand correctly(from the AVS thread about the 3800) it might be a glitch.

Basically, it is understanding the 5.1 source and playing it correctly. No sound will come from the extra 2 speakers.

You mean just like the PS3 when in the XMB right, when all 7.1 channels light up even when you're listening to 2-channel mp3? I hate that because I can't use PLIIx, need to turn off 5.1/7.1 PCM in the audio output settings everytime. I also hope Sony fix that through firmware update if it's possible.

OK, that means you won't be able to use PLIIx for the 2 surround back speakers if the source really is 5.1. That sucks.

Tall Dog, maybe you can set the HDMI to bitstream, the PS3 can't decode the DTS-HD MA internally anyway, just let the receiver to decode the DTS Core. See if 7.1 still lights up.

BTW, this happens only with V3800 right, not V1800?