[mythtv-users] mythmusic iec958 help
Alen Edwards
allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
Mon Jul 7 16:37:38 UTC 2008
Joe Henley wrote:
> Robin,
>
> "With a recent kernel, you may not even need that - my Via Epia
> all-in-one m/b [VIA 8237 chip] outputs to both analog and spdif at the
> same time and resamples anything that is not at 48k to suit the spdif
> output of the hardware. No config files in sight!! "
>
> Cool! This is the first report I've ever seen of a Via chipset doing
> bit-perfect-audio (ie., 44.1KHz sampling). Could you please tell us
> what mobo you have and any further specs you might have on the VT8237
> (all the suffix info at the end). Is this a new mobo? Perhaps Via is
> finally getting something right.
>
> Also, please elaborate on using the alsa "rate_converter." This has
> always had a bad reputation in the past; perhaps that has improved too.
>
> Thanks for your info,
>
> Joe Henley
As I understand it, ALSA decodes, processes (resampling as needed), then
encodes. I don't see how this could be called "bit perfect".
I too am interested in the specifics of getting analog and spdif at the
same time. Nothing I tried worked on my ASUS M3A. Is what you did
specific to that MB?
Allen
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