[mythtv-users] Quick survey regarding passthrough device settings

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 20 April 2010 01:27, GZ <gzornetzer.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jean-Yves,
> I use currently use a different passthrough and normal setting on my main
> frontend.  During "normal" stereo operation, I just route the stereo audio
> over HDMI (non-passthrough) to my TV.  However, if I'm watching a movie, or
> something with good 5.1, I go back to the settings, check 'use passthrough',
> and then use the SPDIF to my receiver.


Ok.. so you do have to go back to the settings and change them...
So changing the main device wouldn't be too different for you then...


>
> If I could manage to get the HDMI output to my TV to accept the raw dolby
> digital datastream, I would set it up so that the passthrough is sent to
> both the receiver and the TV HDMI.  However, my attempts to do this have
> failed (vid card is an nvidia GT220 and the TV is a Sony 32" S3000 series.
> Alternatively, if I could set up alsa to take the dolby digital, bitstream a

Hopefully, by the time 0.24 is out, ALSA would easily support passthrough ..

Try getting the latest version of ALSA and try again...

I've seen setup with full audio support on the GT220..

Your TV however, will more than likely no support anything else but stereo PCM..