[mythtv-users] BBC One HD to start in test at least on 3rd November.

Simon Hobson linux at thehobsons.co.uk
Wed Oct 20 12:41:59 UTC 2010


Paul Gray wrote:

>>Oh and Freeview HD uses AAC surround audio rather than AC3, will 
>>need support for that too, even with loopthough very very few 
>>surround sound amps will decode it.
>
>Is that a problem then? I'm used to linux handling whatever is thrown
>at it.

It's a problem when you pass the audio bitstream through to the 
TV/Amp via the HDMI/whatever and teh TV/Amp doesn't understand it.

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