[mythtv-users] AC3, Analog Cable and 5.1

[Warren]

William wrote:
>> I have inherited a spiffy, if dated, receiver (Harman Kardan 
>> DPR 1001), with a set of 5.1 speakers.  Un surprisingly, I am 
>> trying to make sound (TV and DVDs) come out in 5.1 format.  
>> The posts I have read that touch on the subject have confused me.
>>
>> Is it possible to do this with analog cable?  
>>
>> jw
>>     
>
> Only if your receiver decodes dolby pro logic signals. That is the format
> used to carry the 5.1 audio on the satellites and I expect its the same for
> OTA/cable signals too. Otherwise you are stuck with standard stereo and
> whatever trick your receiver can pull to put a signal in all speakers.
>
> Bill
>
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Bill,

You seem to be confusing some things.  Dolby Pro Logic gets you 4
channels of sound at best.  5.1 can only be done digitally, which is how
the satellites work, as they are all digital.

W
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