Page 1 of Is the AIWA 370 Spec on the COMET website correct??

The following spec for the AIWA 370 DVD Player is from the COMET website, can anyone tell me if the last section about the 5.1 outputs is correct?.

Thanks

MartinD

AIWA XR-DV370KN
dvd player

DVD/CD/VCD compatible playback will play dvd video, audio cd and video cd titles.
DTS compatible output
compatible with digital theatre system surround sound.
CDR/CDRW compatible playback will play recordable and re-writable cds.
Virtual surround sound simulates a surround sound effect without the need for rear speakers.
On screen display
on screen options, such as menus.
Supports multiple language options allows playback of audio dvd tracks in various languages.
Remote control enables you to operate your equipment from a remote handset
Scart socket for easy audio and video connection.
S-Video output for high-band video output to any s- compatible tv or video.
Optical output for connection to a dolby digital decoder for surround sound
5.1 channel audio outputs for connection of 5.1 surround speaker system: left, right, center channel, rear left, rear right and subwoofer.

This item was edited on Friday, 29th December 2000, 10:36

I was nearly tricked by this as well.

If you look at their glossary page they describe a player with 5.1 channel output as one which is capabable of being used within a surround sound environment - which, by their definition, also includes those with no on board decoder which still have coaxial/optical digital outputs to dedicated surround sound equipment.

I was going to send for an Aiwa and, if the hack didn`t work, sent it back on the grounds of false advertising and so on (Jimbo will know loads of proper terms for this).

Go to Jimbo`s web page and you`ll see the outputs on the Aiwa -

Digital and Coax dts -- not 5 speaker output