[mythtv] Fwd: iec958 output (not passthrough) with Alsa rate pluginproblem

[Mark Spieth]

> Hello,
>
> I have discovered a little problem with MythTV and audio output.  For ac3
> output I'm using the passthrough feature to the iec958 device to a 
> surround
> sound reciever.  This works fine, however when the audio is not ac3 I also
> want the output to go to iec958.  I have created a rate plugin pcm (hq48k)
> for alsa to change the rate from 44.1 to the 48Kz required by the digital
> output device and then set the non-passthrough device to ALSA:hq48k. Using

is this feature desirable? if so Ill add it to the multichannel audio patch.
cheers
mark