Re: Dolby Digital 5.1 for OTA HDTV
From: Ted Miller (ted_at_millerzone.net)
Date: 01/30/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:46:20 -0800
Nope.
I get DD5.1 when watching shows in HD on CBS, such as Everybody Loves
Raymond and The Kind of Queens.
My MCE box is connected to my receiver via a single cable (SPDIF).
On board audio is SoundMAX on an Asus P4C800E Deluxe, with the nVidia
decoder.
"Stephen Neal" <stephen.neal@nospam.as-directed.com> wrote in message
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> "Mike Z" <MikeZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>I have heard a few people state that their HDTV recordings also record the
>> Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. I have never received 5.1 audio when playing
>> back
>> recorded HDTV shows or watching live shows that should have 5.1 audio.
>>
>> Is there a trick to getting this to work?
>>
>> Here is the relevant system information:
>>
>> MCE 2005 self built system
>> Motherboard: DFI LanParty UT nF3 250Gb
>> HDTV card: ATI HDTV Wonder
>> Audio: Built into the motherboard using the nForce3 chipset. Digital
>> coax
>> output to my stereo receiver (5.1/DTS capable)
>>
>> When I play DVDs via my MCE machine, the 5.1/DTS audio works just fine.
>>
>
> Think the audio "routing" for DVD and TV sound are different. It may be
> the people who are getting decent 5.1 DD audio are using on-board PC
> decoding and feeding their speakers via analogue connections, rather than
> getting SPDIF DD5.1 audio routed out?
>
> Steve
>
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