[mythtv-users] Alsa: duplicate output to SPDIF?

[Dave Packham]

I know that this is possaible to duplicate the analog/spdif output.  To
test this I installed Windows XP on my myth server (on a clean HD) and
installed some windows PVR softwares like Snapstream and GBpvr and a few
others.  They all had no problem with simultaneous playback on both the
spidf optical out AC3 information and the analog thru the TV speakers.  
 
So I know that my hardware most likely yours can handle it... We just
need to figure out HOW to setup ALSA to give it to us

Dave P

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Mark Wormgoor
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:40 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Alsa: duplicate output to SPDIF?

Hi,

You cannot connect your dvd-rom to the spdif.  Your dvd software player
will read the ac3 or dts track from your dvd.  It is up to the dvd
software player to send that sound out through the correct sound output
device, either spdif or analog.  You can use your .asoundrc and your
mplayer commandline (or /etc/mplayer.conf or ~/.oglerc) to configure
that.

Kind regards,

Mark

Phill Edwards said:
> This doesn't answer your question so I apologise in advance (and it's 
> a bit off topic). My mobo has a SPDIF connector but I don't understand

> how to connect it all up to the Liteon DVD-ROM. I asked them about 
> this in a shop and they didn't have a clue about what cables I needed.

> Is there a special type of cable you need to buy to connect DVD-ROM to

> the SPDIF port on the mobo? And then when they are connected does it 
> just automatically feed the sound to the on-board sound card?
>
> Regards,
> Phill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Wormgoor" <mark at wormgoor.com>
> To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:17 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Alsa: duplicate output to SPDIF?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am reading into alsa, but still haven't been able to find out if 
>> this is possible (and what plugin I would need).  I am using this 
>> .asoundrc at the
>> moment: http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/DigitalSoundHowTo, which 
>> works just fine.  The dvd-player (Ogle) sends output over spdif to my

>> stereo and everything else goes straight to the tv.
>>
>> But... I would like to send analog signals to both my tv and my 
>> stereo, so I don't have to leave the tv on when I select an internet 
>> radio or an
>> mp3
>> list (and it sounds better over the stereo as well).
>>
>> I have tried this .asoundrc
>> (http://astron.berkeley.edu/~mperrin/software/.asoundrc), but it will

>> give me stuttering sound on my tv (haven't listened to the stereo 
>> with this yet).
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Mark
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