[mythtv-users] no 2ch AC3 passthrough when speakers == Stereo

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 19 November 2010 15:35, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:

> But ultimately you are quite accurate.  If having the behaviour reverted
> back to the inconsistent state that prompted all of this bothers me
> enough I could submit a patch.  But the reality is that that state is my
> preference too (Myth decodes AC3 stereo but passes through > 2ch AC3).

??
I thought you wanted passthrough for stereo AC3 !


>
> I only reported this originally for the greater good of the software,
> it's consistency and the user experience.  I figured as more and more
> people roll out 0.24, I would not be the last person to recognize the
> inconsistency and would point it out before the more general community
> did.

inconsistency only exists for people staring at their amplifier and
check the AC3 or DTS icon lighting up, because sound wise, it would
have been the same..

Which at the end of the day, is the only thing that matters: it sounds the same