[mythtv-users] stereo+AC3/DTS sound to both analog+digital outputs

Steve V olivuts at yahoo.com
Sun Aug 2 22:27:26 UTC 2009


 Allen Edwards
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> > I think you have another problem and have jumped at this solution.  I
>>> > cannot believe that your HDMI TV won't decode AC3.  I think you should
>>> > try and fix that..
>>> >
>>> My Samsung TV is just like that. I have onboard SPDIF to a 9500GT then
>>> via HDMI to the TV. If I enable AC3 passthrough then on a station
>>> where AC3 is the default sound track (BBC HD) I get no sound from the
>>> TV.
>>>
>>> So at the moment I have passthrough disabled so as not to confuse my
>>> S.O. (and myself!) when the sound goes away on some programs.
>>>
>>> Sim
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>>Yep I rechecked everything and my TV cannot handle AC3 over HDMI. Seems unlikely but there it is. I have a Phillips Plasma about 2 years old.
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>How did you test it?  Did  you call Phillips?  Did you try and play a DVD?  In other words, did you verify it without you computer or myth?
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>Certainly seems strange.  I forget, does the TV have a spdif input?  If so, will that play AC3?
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>Allen 
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>I tested with a second front end, I just build a front end using an ION ITX board, same result when I send AC3 on the HDMI to the television. I know not conclusive, still using Myth and still possibly a setup issue on my part.
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>I don't have any other HDMI output capable devices (just 2 x Myth Frontends). So can't really test with a DVD independant of the computer.
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>The Phillips TV does not have a SPDIF input.
>
>I have a new TV coming in a week, I'll test the output of my Myth box with the new TV, if AC3 over HDMI works there I can put it down to the Phillips not handling the AC3 stream.


      
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