[mythtv-users] Surround Sound AS3/DTS out SPDIF

[Kevin Kuphal]

Josh wrote:
> As anyone that's been reading the list recently knows, I have a 
> Revolution 7.1 that I can get everything to work with except for AC3 or 
> DTS pass through... it just doesn't work for me on Fedora Core 6 (or 
> Fedora Core 5). I have all but given up on this card and want to buy one 
> that I know will work.
>
> Can people that have AC3 and/or DTS pass through working over S/PDIF 
> (Coax or Optical) please let me know what distro and sound card your using?
>
>   
Get a Turtle Beach Riviera.  Works out of the box with Fedora.  No 
.asoundrc.  Just enable the IEC958 in alsa-mixer, set Myth to 
passthrough and ALSA:default and go.

Kevin