Skid Solo
Standard Member
I have a NTL Digital cable connection, and I am confused and I could do with some help, here is my dilemma :
When view a NTL channel via the RF connection my TV (Loewe Vitros) tells me that the signal is in mono, this includes BBC1, if however I switch to BBC1 via an aerial, I get a stereo signal notification on the TV. I have tried switching to the Scart connection I have but the TV does not display a signal type at all. I spoke to NTL who have told me that the signal I am getting via digital cable is stereo, but not Nicam.
So ;
Does the Stereo signal I am getting from NTL support PLII ?
Does PLII require just a stereo signal or does it need a Dolby surround signal, for instance from a VCR ?
How can I tell what signal I am getting from NTL. Is it stereo or mono. My TV does display the source but none of my other separates actually display what the source is, for instance if I select auto on my 3802 it switches to PLII ?
Does the TV display mono because the signal is not in Nicam ?
If I therefore watch a movie via Cable will the sound be the equivalent of a VCR, i.e. a stereo signal converted to PLII ?
Any help and or explanation would be appreciated
When view a NTL channel via the RF connection my TV (Loewe Vitros) tells me that the signal is in mono, this includes BBC1, if however I switch to BBC1 via an aerial, I get a stereo signal notification on the TV. I have tried switching to the Scart connection I have but the TV does not display a signal type at all. I spoke to NTL who have told me that the signal I am getting via digital cable is stereo, but not Nicam.
So ;
Does the Stereo signal I am getting from NTL support PLII ?
Does PLII require just a stereo signal or does it need a Dolby surround signal, for instance from a VCR ?
How can I tell what signal I am getting from NTL. Is it stereo or mono. My TV does display the source but none of my other separates actually display what the source is, for instance if I select auto on my 3802 it switches to PLII ?
Does the TV display mono because the signal is not in Nicam ?
If I therefore watch a movie via Cable will the sound be the equivalent of a VCR, i.e. a stereo signal converted to PLII ?
Any help and or explanation would be appreciated