Remember DD comes in many flavors. It could come in 2 channel and that is what you are seeing.

Your problems convince me, even more, that you should only run audio signals to your audio receiver and leave the video stuff to video gear.

The Rat. M80s, VP-150, QS8s, SVS PC 20-39+, OPPO, Onkyo 703s, Harmony 880 Sony 60" SXRD HDTV