[mythtv-users] US ABC AC3 claims 5 channels

[Rich Goodin]

Thanx for your response,

No, it's cable QAM256. I've tried amplifying the signal with no  
difference. When I scan the channel I'm seeing SNR of 98% signal of  
100% so I don't think it is signal strength related.

Rich Goodin

On Nov 4, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:

> On Nov 4, 2006, at 10:38 AM, Rich Goodin wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm having difficulty with AC3 passthru on a single channel, US ABC
>> (Raleigh, NC). The audio breaks up dramatically and my receiver
>> toggles in and out of AC3 mode rapidly. Audio with AC3 passthru works
>> fine on my other HD channels. The only thing I have noticed is that
>> "mythfrontend -v audio" says that the stream is 5 channels. Other
>> channels are 6 or 2.
>>
>> Is anyone else seeing this with USA ABC? Is there a fix?
>>
>> Thanx,
>> Rich Goodin
>
> Is this OTA? I had a similar problem when my signal strength was very
> low. The video looked fine, but the audio was all crazy between
> popping in and out and just the center channel to stereo channels. I
> realigned my antenna and it was all better. :)
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