Most of the time I watch TV from my TiVo or a DVD, but once in a while I dub something to VHS or watch an old source. My player is an older Panasonic S-VHS deck.
The decoded Dolby Pro-Logic audio is usually awful when it originates on the VCR. It's ultra-sensitive to any reverb on the voices, as when the actors are in a reflective room. Frequently the dialog completely vanishes from the center speaker under those conditions.
I can usually compensate a little by cranking the center channel up 5db, and cranking down the surrounds by 5db.
But it's annoying that it behaves so badly from a VHS source, and so nicely for TV or TiVo audio.
Any comments?
Mojo
Morris Jones
San Rafael, CA
mojo@whiteoaks.com
The decoded Dolby Pro-Logic audio is usually awful when it originates on the VCR. It's ultra-sensitive to any reverb on the voices, as when the actors are in a reflective room. Frequently the dialog completely vanishes from the center speaker under those conditions.
I can usually compensate a little by cranking the center channel up 5db, and cranking down the surrounds by 5db.
But it's annoying that it behaves so badly from a VHS source, and so nicely for TV or TiVo audio.
Any comments?
Mojo
Morris Jones
San Rafael, CA
mojo@whiteoaks.com
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