[mythtv-users] AC3 and/or S/PDIF (again)

[Paul V. Gratz]

On Monday 23 January 2006 02:34 am, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> mike choy wrote:

> >The simple way to do all this is to use an Infrared remote. Programme up 
> >the vol control on your remote to move the vol on your av amp only. 
> >There's no need to change inputs or devices on your remote. Leave the 
> >vol control on the computer side fixed.
> >  
> >
> And, this is The Right Way (TM) to do it, too.  What I find astounding 
> is the number of people who use digital for "better quality audio" and 
> then do things like softvol.  One step forward, two steps back.  ;)
> 
> As a matter of fact, I don't expect to use digital connections for any 
> of my audio.  I can't live without timestretch, anymore (thanks, 
> Mark)--on TV and for DVD's--and decoding and re-encoding an AC-3 
> (*lossy* compression algorithm) stream to allow timestretch seems like 
> it negates the benefit of a digital audio connection.  After all, the 
> audio is running over short connections and has to be analog between the 
> receiver and the speakers, anyway, so proper wiring of analog 
> connections will probably give at least as good--if not better--quality 
> as resampled AC-3.
> 

Do you know how to pull it off? There are probably some situations
where the loss in quality is acceptable, or its a temporary solution
until you get an IR repeater or some such.  More options are not
inherently a bad thing, we can judge if the result is usable or not.
Paul

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