Mono is mono, whether it be 2.0 or 1.0. The description in DVD Profiler is Dolby Digital Mono...so what's the problem?

Ahhh...I think you are referring to the Graphic representation in the Audio Tracks window in DVDP. Makes no difference to me. Mono is still mono whether it comes out of one or two speakers.

The ONLY purpose for DD 2.0 Mono is to give a "fuller" sound, but it is still Mono and that is all that is really important. The sound is NOT split between left and right speakers, that would be DD 2.0 STEREO, exactly the same information is sent to each speaker.

Skip

Quoting skipnet50:

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The ONLY purpose for DD 2.0 Mono is to give a "fuller" sound, but it is still Mono and that is all that is really important. The sound is NOT split between left and right speakers, that would be DD 2.0 STEREO, exactly the same information is sent to each speaker.

Skip

Maybe it would've been better to say that the audio is output to two speakers instead of one. Regardless, it is still a different way of having a mono soundtrack.

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Should we have the ability to select between the two different options so they can be more accurately profiled?

I would love to have this ability.  In fact 1.0 mono and 2.0 mono have both only one channel, but the fact that it is sent to one central speaker or to two lateral speakers makes a very big difference for the acoustic feeling...

I hardly understand people who don't care. Do they watch their dvd, or just profile them ???

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I hardly understand people who don't care. Do they watch their dvd, or just profile them ???

I watch my DVDs every night and I don't care.  As has been pointed out, mono is mono and I don't care whether it comes out of one speaker or two.  Simply put, that knowledge...or lack of...does not change my enjoyment of the program.

to both 8Ball and Unicus. it seems to my like technical overkill, there is a time and a place for that, but i don't think Mono is the place , but that's my opinion. Do I understand the technical side, o yeah only too well, it used to be my life and to some degree still is, but do I really care, no.

Skip

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I agree with Unicus, 8ball and Skip - Mono is mono even if you get it to play through 7 speakers at once... 

Add me to the list as well.

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BTW, I can see where it would not be a bad idea to be able to distinguish between DD 1.0 Mono and DD 2.0 Mono.

If this information is easy to come by, then I would support the request.  But if it's just one more item where you need to use special software, equipment, etc., then I can see where it would be a bad idea.  We already have enough hard-to-profile fields.

I can see how some may see it as overkill. I just like to have things as accurate as possible. Although I would like to split my 1.0 & 2.0 mono discs for a statistics point of view, I can understand why some people may not want the "hassle" of re-profiling discs.

Thanks for the responses so far, most informative to know how other people feel. 

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If this information is easy to come by, then I would support the request.  But if it's just one more item where you need to use special software, equipment, etc., then I can see where it would be a bad idea.  We already have enough hard-to-profile fields.

I've just had a quick look at the profiles in my collection which are flagged as mono & a fair amount of them do say which, either by having the 2 speakers after mono or by saying something like "dual mono". Of course the amount in each person's collection can vary greatly.