Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Some (quite a few actually) DVD movies have a 2.0 and a 5.1 mix. In that case can we expect the 5.1 mix to be better than when there is only a 5.1 mix?
Originally posted by: Laserman
So they decided to redo the 5.1 mix for a lot of DVD titles so that it would still sound OK if played back in Stereo or mono. This of course makes the 5.1 mix somewhat "crappier" (technical term).
So the DVD mix can sound thin and flat compared to the laserdisc version of the same movie if they have dumbed down the 5.1 for DVD, but on titles where they used the same mix as for the laserdisc, it sounds identical on both formats.
So they decided to redo the 5.1 mix for a lot of DVD titles so that it would still sound OK if played back in Stereo or mono. This of course makes the 5.1 mix somewhat "crappier" (technical term).
So the DVD mix can sound thin and flat compared to the laserdisc version of the same movie if they have dumbed down the 5.1 for DVD, but on titles where they used the same mix as for the laserdisc, it sounds identical on both formats.
Some (quite a few actually) DVD movies have a 2.0 and a 5.1 mix. In that case can we expect the 5.1 mix to be better than when there is only a 5.1 mix?
No in many cases even though there is a 2.0 mix, they still made a 'compromised' 5.1 mix.
Hopefully it isn't happening anymore, but as there aren't new laserdiscs to compare the mix to, who would know?