[mythtv-users] Mac mini - no DTS or AC3 sound?

Craig Treleaven ctreleaven at cogeco.ca
Sat Aug 9 12:58:23 UTC 2008


At 1:41 PM +0200 8/9/08, Jarle Thorsen wrote:
>I have just set up a new Mac Mini (with intel cpu) as an additional frontend.
>I am using the optical output to my surround receiver.
>
>In Mythtv I have set it to use ALSA:default as output and ALSA:iec958 as
>passthrough. I have also checked the passthrough for DTS and AC3 boxes.
>
>However I only get sound when I try to play videos containing stereo sound. If
>I try to play DTS or AC3 material I get no sound at all.
>
>Any ideas which settings I need to have this working?

Are you running under Mac OS X, Linux, or I suppose even Windows is now an option.  Which version of Myth?

Craig



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