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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
CV #295309 03/06/10 02:31 PM
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I wonder how many porno movies there are out there with that code built into them?


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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
CV #295375 03/07/10 01:24 PM
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Yeah, the D-Box is a pretty awesome but expensive system. Cuz of that you won't find them in the average HT right now.

However the plan as relayed to me by my local shop that sells D-Box is that the price will be coming down considerably over the next few years. The motion decoding will be built into select HT AVR's in the coming years so no separate controller will be required. Also, in the movie theaters they are talking about introducing select seating with D-Box (extra $ per ticket?) so the general movie going population becomes familiar with the technology. This will hopefully set the stage for better home adoption with more accessible pricing.

I sure can't afford it right now, but I do love to sit in on a demo whenever I drop into my shop!


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cb919 #295395 03/07/10 03:54 PM
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"average HT"

Does that mean a few Panasonic satellites stacked on top of a monstrous entertainment center, with an 8" bass module shoved into a corner, and a 46" LG LCD?


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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
Ken.C #295451 03/08/10 12:08 AM
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Good point Ken,
What is an average HT? I guess we would all have a different idea of what that means.

What I meant to say was it will one day be more affordable which in turn will likely make it find its way into more HT's.

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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
cb919 #295453 03/08/10 12:14 AM
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Yeah, I think within the last decade or so HT's have become very popular among the rich. They all want to have the best HT in town. But as far as middle class goes, serious HT's (and my idea of serious means moving beyond a 32 inch screen and a pair of tower speakers) are still fairly rare.

I'm sure the numbers are steadily going up, but I still doubt more than 10% of the middle class owns a reciever and a 5.1 or better surround system.


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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
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While I was up in Lynnwood visiting my sister, my dad and I ran across a store called Theater Xtreme. We stopped in just to see what they had. It was kind of cool to see the different demo rooms, but I didn't really audition anything in-depth since I knew I wasn't buying anything. I was also turned off when the salesman was saying how expensive cabling could be for a home theater. They didn't have any D-BOX stuff, but I did ask if they'd ever tried it, just in case they had an opinion. The salesman said they used to carry it, and people always thought it was cool, but that it just didn't sell.

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 Originally Posted By: CV
...people always thought it was cool, but that it just didn't sell.


Yeah, that seems to be the issue. Cool, but too expensive. I am amazed any stores manage to carry it as the sales must be dismal.


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cb919 #295620 03/09/10 01:51 AM
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I would think they'd do better as an internet company. Cut out the middle man & slash the prices in half. That way you'd only be paying what a regular love seat &/or chair would cost you, not double.

Of course how many people would be willing to buy furniture they can't sit in first to see if they like it? Yeah, scratch that idea as well.


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Re: D-BOX Motion Code
Micah #296487 03/14/10 06:39 AM
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Calling ClubNeon. Chris, I finally got a PS3 Slim to replace the PS3 I gave away, and I notice there's a setting to output audio via multiple connections now. Does this allow audio to be bitstreamed via optical for the D-BOX while simultaneously outputting Linear PCM via HDMI for the lossless codecs? Just curious at this point, since I'm still not ready to get into D-BOX. It sure would be handy if I get to that point, though.

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I was wondering the same thing. But the dual audio out has some pretty serious limitations. Trying to remember what they are...

Oh, it's right on the setting's help text. Assuming that your primary output would be the HDMI, the optical would only get 2-channel, 48 kHz PCM. So no, that doesn't allow the D-BOX to work while still being able to use the lossless audio over HDMI. The only way D-BOX works with the PS3 is to set the primary output to Optical, with Bitstream. Which results in the lossy core audio. So it's compatible, as they say, but at a loss.


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