[mythtv] ALSA and PVR-350

[Desmond Rivet]

> > I'm using MythTV with a PVR-350 and a SBLive5.1. I want to try and get 
>TVout
> > working on my PVR-350, and digitial out (passthrough) working on the SB, 
>so
> > that my receiver can automatically switch between the digital SB sound 
>and
> > the analog PVR-350 sound.
> >
> > I don't have ALSA, I only have OSS.
>
>Well, get it then. Or is there some problem with that? ALSA should
>support the SBLive.

Thanks for the response. But what would be the advantage of setting up ALSA 
if I have a PVR-350? The recording doesn't go through the sound card and OSS 
already supports the SBLive5.1, right?

> > My receiver only has optical digital inputs left. I assume I can buy a 
>cable
> > that will plug into an optical input on my receiver on one end and plug 
>into
> > the digital out of the SB5.1 on the other end? I don't remember seeing 
>these
> > at Radio Shack :)
>
>You mean optical -> rca spdif? Don't know, but will look for myself next
>week, since my receiver also has more optical than rca digital inputs.

Yes, that's what I mean. I'll look tomorrow.

> > Before I go out and buy some cables, do I have to do anything special
> > through MythTV to get digital passthrough working on the SBLive5.1? I 
>know I
> > can choose the sound device through the GUI - is there a seperate 
>digital
> > device? Or is it just a simple matter of plugging the cable into the 
>jack?
> > Does the sound output simply go to both the analog and digital outputs 
>at
> > the same time?

Desmond

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