> > So it'll play DVD-Audio disks as well as DTS/DD?
>
> Yes and no. WinDVD will now play the DTS 96/24 tracks on some DVD-A
> disks, but for the actual DVD-A tracks in stereo or surround, I have
> to use the DVD-A player that came with the Audigy 2, which works
> quite well.

At least you have a player, I wasn't even sure if a software DVD-A player
was available.

> > When did The Game come out on DVD-A? Another one to add to my wish
> list!
>
> I dunno. 3 or 4 months ago maybe? It's a really nice disk, anyway, up
> to the same high standards we've come to expect from a Queen quad.

Great, I'll have to look for it. I probably should start looking into
what's available mail-order, everything I've bought so far I've picked up
locally, and there's usually not much in the way of selection.

> > QS and not SQ?
>
> Ooops, that was a ypto. Meant SQ, of course. Anyway, it decodes
> really nicely.

No problem, you just had me thinking that maybe a limited number of QS
encoded records were made too, you never know :)

> Also noticed something odd lately. My Sanyo decoder has three quad
> modes, labeled I, II and SQ. When I run Dolby Digital tracks from a
> DVD through mode 2 I get rear channel stuff. Also, when I run
> commercial VHS movies through the mode 2 I get a really enhanced
> theater effect especially on loud stuff like car crashes and planes
> taking off. I wonder if it's synthesizing something out of nothing or
> if that mode 2 is based on some things that are still being used?

Well, I'll take a guess here, and say that because there is a "SQ" mode,
that one of the other two modes is probably QS, only not marked as such to
avoid paying to use the name. QS is basicly Dolby Pro-logic II (with full
range rear channels, minus the logic if you don't have it) so you're
probably just seeing a signal intended for a Pro-Logic decoder that
included in the DD track. Is this 2 channel DD or surround DD?

Just wondering, what kind of Sanyo do you have? I've got a fairly simple
Sanyo reciever that doesn't have much in the way of inputs or other neat
stuff, but is nice looking and works well. I think it has a 4 channel
tape loop too. I also bought a Sanyo reciever with built in Q8, again
really simple, but it has both SQ and QS decoders and seems to work quite
well, even got a set of funky looking speakers with it :) Just curious
because neither of these has decoders to write home about, and neither are
very high end.

Dan