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I have VLC and use it as my default media player on my PC.

So I ripped the DVD "Strange Brew"
Played the mkv on VLC and opened up Codec info.

Type: Audio
Codec: A52 Audio (aka AC3) (a52)
Language: English
Channels: Mono
Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
Bitrate: 192 kb/s

It too says Mono, as expected. Since ...

Sorry, I mean rip, not burn.
I just save the mvk and dump it on my NAS.

I usually cherry pick the audio formats.
I simply choose the the highest one available to me.
I un-check Spanish, French, etc.
I un-check the subtitles.

What I'm saying is the format on the DVD's (IE: DD Stereo English) is not ...

So I got MKV maker for blu-rays, but I have DVD's that need love too.
After ripping a few, I noticed a weird thing.
Example: The DVD is Dolby Digital 5.1, the disc plays on my system 5.1 and the cover of the DVD says it's 5.1.
When I select which title to burn and check out the audio formats to ...