[mythtv-users] Capturing 5.1 audio

[Nathan Allen Stratton]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Nope.  ATSC (US high-definition TV) is broadcast already encoded using
> the MPEG-2 system.  The audio is encoded in an AC-3 stream within the
> transport stream.  So, it's just there.

Hmm so since I setup the mp3 audio encoding on the video profiles I would
trash the AC-3 stream off my hdtv card. Yet, if I dont compress audio my
hdtv card audio will be AC-3, but I will suck up huge space with the 44K
audio off my 2 plextor boxes.

-nathan