Anthem & Xfinity

hello all, hbo is in 5.1 but regular on demand networks are in stereo. the emotiva displays 5.1 and plays all on demand shows in 5.1 thur hdmi. the anthem will only play stereo on demand regular networks thur optical.

hello all,

i'm getting rid of the anthem.

If this is only because of the tv issue , comcast has admitted its a bug, and a simple solution for now is to use an optical cable which is what I've used from the beginning and can report it has worked well for 5.1 sources but there are still some on demand programing that is indeed still only dolby prologic.

jdub, the anthem will not down grade to prologic. only 2-channel. the emotive is $600 or a receiver for around $500.
90% of my tv watching is with the anthem. live tv is great this is an on demand only issue.

this Yamaha RX-A720 is calling me.