Pioneer Bluray bdp-51

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Hi could somebody please help.

I have just purchased a pioneer bdp-51 bluray however I cannot manage to get surround sound.

I have connect the BR to the Amp via digital coaxil but the sound from the rears is really faint.

Is there some setting i am missing?

Also is there a multiregion hack for dvds?

Any help will really be appriciated

Thanks alot

Malcolm

 

[simonlewis]

It should be BR -> AMP -> TV via HDMI not optical, HDMI carries sound.

 

[Anonymous]

Problem is I have a budget amp which reduces the PQ if I connect it that way.

 

[Sorreltiger]

I think we need more information about your set-up in order to help.

 

[Anonymous]

Have any pioneer bdp 51fd owners ever had any problems playing any discs (ie they wouldn't load), and if so was there a solution, like a firmware update - how helpful were pioneer?

I want to buy one of these, but read that some discs don't work.

 

[festing11]

Have you tried going onto the speaker setup in the home screen menu??

I've this bluray player and have it connected to my amp via multiouts.

 

[festing11]

Have over thirthy bluray discs and yet to have a problem with loading, apart from maybe some take moe time than others!

But for the end results you get, is well worth the wait.

 

[Anonymous]

As festing11 said they do take a while to load but I can't think of any that refused to play. A couple of rentals have stopped working but the replacements worked ok.

 

[Anonymous]

I tried about 5 blurays and a number of cds. All worked fine. Only disadvantage is the loading time but I will definatly recomend this BR.

 

[Anonymous]

My system consists of a samsung series 7 lcd 52 inch, the bdp-51 BR and the sony HT-DDWG800 home cinema system. I have managed to get sound output from all speakers using optical cable and have connected the BR to the TV via HDMI. Would I get a much better sound quality going for a separate amp / speakers system?