Anthem & Xfinity

Do you get 5.1 surround with other channels. IOW, is the problem only with on-demand tv shows?

I think you are stuck with 2 channel on most on demand, unless listed as HD. Back to using prologic II?

Jjrenman: this problem is only with on demand shows. live & dvr-ed shows are great in 5.1.

Elevick: I have xfinity X1 service. and only watch HD programs. I though the 2-channel would at least give me prologic II.

I also have a emotive umc-200. all on demand shows are in 5.1 dolby digital!! it must be a hdmi thing. maybe no 5.1 thur optical.

"it must be a hdmi thing. maybe no 5.1 thur optical."

There was a recent thread that discussed this issue. IIRC, the bottom line is that there is not enough bandwith for 5.1 through optical.

Check out this thread. It may have the answer you seek.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?bhome&137459184705

Did you set your X-1 to surround sound ? its in the device setup menu. Also keep in mind there are still a few bugs with the X-1 platform but the good news its getting better with each update they do.