What is the difference between the 5.1 and stereo selections, and when should I use each?
Beside You In Time’s audio has been mixed separately in 5.1 surround and stereo to ensure the best listening experience on any system. 5.1 surround should only be selected if you have a compatible 5.1 (six speaker) digital surround system. All three disc formats default to Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, so if you are viewing Beside You In Time on a system which only has two speakers (or headphones) or utilizes analog Dolby 2.0 Surround, make sure to select the Dolby Stereo sound option in the disc settings, or you will not be hearing the mix the way it was intended. For the Blu-ray version there are only two audio menu selections, Dolby Stereo and Dolby TrueHD Surround. Here’s why: The Dolby TrueHD contains a Dolby Digital substream. If you are watching on a player that doesn’t support Dolby TrueHD (many of the first generation BD players), you will get the default Dolby Digital Surround audio. If you have a player that supports Dolby TrueHD (such as a Playstation 3), you will get D