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Originally Posted by MissKat
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But does anyknow know if many blurays can play in 7.1? I havent noticed.
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If you're asking how many Blu-ray titles are encoded in 7.1 natively, the number is just over 100 right now.
Here's the official list (sorted by release date; newest to oldest).
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Originally Posted by MissKat
And if you play 5.1 on the disc on your 7.1 setup, how will it play? 5.1?
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This depends on a few things. Normally, yes, it will just default to play the disc's standard 5.1 and will not utilize your system's two rear surround speakers. There are ways around this, though, which normally depend on an A/V Reciever.
Some recievers have built-in processing settings which can take a 5.1-encoded track and matrix it into a 7.1 track. (or a 2.0 or 2.1 track to 5.1 or even 7.1, etc, etc, etc). It isn't quite like the real thing, but it usually is pretty decent at achieving the desired affect. Basically, these processes use algorithms to take specific pieces out of the other channels in the track, re-directing them to the needed channels for a fuller, more "enveloping" experience. There are various types developed by different companies, with names like Dolby, DTS, THX, Neural, DSD, etc. Look thru your reciever's manual to figure out what kind of matrixing functionality your unit has.