[mythtv-users] Paid expert wanted for MythTV system

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/09/2008 12:48 PM, Yan Seiner wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
>   
>> Mark Hutchinson wrote:
>>> Hope this is OK for this list.
>>> Spent too much time on this already, close, but no cigar.
>>> Need an expert to get this fully working.
>> Certainly the fact that your problem goes away if you eliminate the 
>> audio is a large clue. The unintuitive fact that HD works and SD has 
>> problems is, I suspect, due to the fact that audio is handled 
>> differently on the two, but that's been mentioned before.
...
>> When you finally do figure out the problem, I suspect it will turn out 
>> to be very simple. I'd keep looking into your audio setup.
> I'm coming late into this thread, but I would go out and get a sound card.
>
> Too often the on-board sound is really crappy adn has all kinds of problems.
>
> You can usually pick up some decent PCI sound cards for $2 at the local 
> computer recycle place.

I've seen a lot of people who find that getting the Turtle Beach Riviera 
(for about $30) makes using digital a breeze.  For most everyone, that 
$30 is a lot cheaper than the time required to figure out ALSA.  :)

Mike (not a Turtle Beach Riviera users) Dean