sky hd surround sound

Posted on October 19, 2009

You've already learned the Dolby® Digital difference thick, enveloping surround-sound that imparts impact and realness both at the picture shows and in your home theater system. That is because Dolby Digital is the powerful standard in surround-sound technology, felt in hundreds of movie theaters and millions of households world-wide. Dolby Digital permits you feel strong 5.1 surround sound. TV programming

The sky hd box has a hdmi output and a optical output. If you connect the optical output to your dolby 5.1 surround system you can delight in your films and music is right 5.1 surround sound.

But if you use just the hdmi cable you won’t get the right dolby digital – you will only get 2 stations of sound.

So if you are into your audio in a huge way make sure you first enable the dolby output in your sky settings and then hook up your optical cable from the sky hd box to your surround sound system.

On another not not all sky programs are in Dolby Digital to find out if a program is press the i (information) button if the letters DD are showed at the top right-hand corner of the banner this particular programme is broadcast with Dolby Digital sound.

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