Star Trek TOS audio issues?

[Lincoln6Echo]

I'd like to eventually buy these TOS sets, but I'm concerned about some of the audio drop-out and low volume dialogue issues, I read about on certain revirews.

Anybody here with those sets have these issues?

According to some forum posts on Amazon, firmware updates seem to have fixed the problem.

Just checking on this before I buy them.

[MrHT]

I'll bet this thread will get a number of responses that say "These sets played flawlessly on my PS3."

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by MrHT

I'll bet this thread will get a number of responses that say "These sets played flawlessly on my PS3."

Well, that's what I'm wondering. So does the PS3 work best or worst, as it seems a lot of people complaining about the audio are using just TV speakers.

[charlieray1]

Originally Posted by MrHT

I'll bet this thread will get a number of responses that say "These sets played flawlessly on my PS3."

Well, here's the first one! I have all 3 seasons on Blu-ray and they play great on my PS3 -- no dropouts or other problems.

Over-all the audio is softer than on some other discs, but the sound is very good and well-balanced. I've only heard them on my surround-sound system, not through the TV speakers.

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by MrHT

I'll bet this thread will get a number of responses that say "These sets played flawlessly on my PS3."

I'll file this under "helpful" posts.

[BluLobsta]

No problems with my Sony S350...haven't tried them on my PS3 though

[blu-bry]

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

No problems with my Sony S350...haven't tried them on my PS3 though

I've played Season 1 on my Sony 350 also without any problems. I am going through a receiver and separate speakers - not the T.V. speakers.

[JediFonger]

flawless on my 5 Blu-Ray players.

[Squall835]

Originally Posted by MrHT

I'll bet this thread will get a number of responses that say "These sets played flawlessly on my PS3."

These sets played flawlessly on my PS3. Seriously.

[neo_reloaded]

I actually had problems with Season 3 on my PS3, and I read a few reports of others experiencing the same, both on seasons 2 and 3. Basically the show would just pause, all by itself. It wasn't a freeze - I could simply press Pause or Play on the remote, and the show would resume without trouble. This would even happen on the looping main menu if I let it sit there! However, disabling BD-Live completely fixed the problem. Not a single pause from that point on. Others reported the same after disabling BD-Live themselves.

That is the only issue I've heard of with any of the Star Trek TOS BD sets, and it's easily fixed, so I don't think you'll have any trouble.

[un4gvn94538]

all three sets played fine on my oppo

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

Well, that's what I'm wondering. So does the PS3 work best or worst, as it seems a lot of people complaining about the audio are using just TV speakers.

I was playing season one the other day on my PS3 and a 2.1 sound system and it was not good. To hear the actors talk you need to turn it up, but when music comes on you get blasted and have to turn it down. I think it would be fine on a 5.1 system, but not on a stereo 2 speaker system.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

I was playing season one the other day on my PS3 and a 2.1 sound system and it was not good. To hear the actors talk you need to turn it up, but when music comes on you get blasted and have to turn it down. I think it would be fine on a 5.1 system, but not on a stereo 2 speaker system.

Yeah, it seems to be a problem with how the discs are encoded with the 7.1 mix that don't play well thru 2.0 speaker sets.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

all three sets played fine on my oppo

Thanks, as that bit of info is what I needed to know.

[krazeyeyez]

No problems here so far.... panasonic bdp with a 5.1 stereo, only have the third season and only a little more the half way through but have not noticed any problems, frankly it sounds pretty good.

[bsmith6470]

Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

Yeah, it seems to be a problem with how the discs are encoded with the 7.1 mix that don't play well thru 2.0 speaker sets.

Maybe I am slow, but you would someone set it to HD-Master Audio and play it through 2 speakers?

Help me out here.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

I was playing season one the other day on my PS3 and a 2.1 sound system and it was not good. To hear the actors talk you need to turn it up, but when music comes on you get blasted and have to turn it down. I think it would be fine on a 5.1 system, but not on a stereo 2 speaker system.

You could say that about most films. I like how the newer receivers in the last few years use Dolby Pro Logic to turn a 1.0 or 2.0 mix into a 5.1 or 7.1 mix, but I only use it for lossy tracks. If a mono or stereo track is lossless then I leave it just the way it is even though I have a 7.1 setup.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by bsmith6470

Maybe I am slow, but you would someone set it to HD-Master Audio and play it through 2 speakers?

Help me out here.

some people have only 2ch systems mostly for music playback but still want lossless audio from movies

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

some people have only 2ch systems mostly for music playback but still want lossless audio from movies

Which doesn't make much sense to me.

[bsmith6470]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Which doesn't make much sense to me.

I'm with you. To me it defeats the purpose and would cause the exact symptom the OP is describing. Certain parts of the audio are assigned to certain channels for a reason. By eliminating 5.1 of those channels would leave some holes, wouldn't you think?