[mythtv-users] UK Freeview HD surround sound

[Paul Gardiner]

On 10/07/2013 22:48, Chris Simmons wrote:
> I'm thinking about buying a surround sound system.  Trouble is I'm using
> Freeview HD which uses AAC LATM (according to mythtv) for audio.  Some
> of this (e.g. Wimbledon Men's final) is in 5.1 surround sound.
>
> I read here
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/06/questions_around_surround_soun.html
>
>
> that the bitrate is too high for SPDIF so that means I'll have to get a
> HDMI receiver.  I'm using Nvidia+binary driver and I think its up to the
> job on that end.
>
> It seems unlikely that receivers will cope with AAC pass through (but
> I'm guessing) and mythtv doesn't do this anyway - right?
>
> So can mythtv convert to PCM or transcode to some other codec? Maybe
> alsa can do it with sufficient hacking?

Mythfrontend can pass through aac latm. That'll be your best option.

Cheers,
	Paul.