On 3/22/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">White Joe</b> <<a href="mailto:joe.white@consultant.volvo.com">joe.white@consultant.volvo.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have inherited a spiffy, if dated, receiver (Harman Kardan DPR 1001),<br>with a set of 5.1 speakers. Un surprisingly, I am trying to make sound<br>(TV and DVDs) come out in 5.1 format. The posts I have read that touch
<br>on the subject have confused me.<br><br>Is it possible to do this with analog cable?<br><br></blockquote></div><br>
It's possible to do this for DVD's (exactly how depends on what program
you're using to play the DVD's). However, it's NOT possible to do
this for anything you record off of analog cable. The big reason
being that analog cable doesn't broadcast anything in 5.1 format.
Basically, MythTV can output audio in whatever format it's recorded in
(and possibly lower formats, i.e. record in 5.1, output in stereo), but
it cannot convert something recorded in stereo to 5.1.<br>
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Most DVD's have 5.1 audio on them so you should be able to get those
working. Post back and let us know what software you're using to
play DVD's and I can give more detailed info on setting that up.
I can tell you right now that you're probably going to want an SPDIF
connection from your Myth box to your receiver to get good 5.1
audio. <br>
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HTH,<br>
Brad Benson<br>
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