[mythtv-users] Sound from DVD and Transcoded Recordings Doesn't Work

Michael J. Lynch mlynch at gcom.com
Wed Jan 26 09:46:56 EST 2005


The way I read Eggert's reply, he said exactly what you are saying.

Matt Mencel wrote:

>Eggert,
>
>Nope...I double checked the manual last night and the PVR-350 is a line-out
>not a line-in.  So should I feed the line-out of the PVR into the line-in of
>the soundcard...and then feed the soundcards line-out to my TV or amp?
>Would that get me sound from DVDs and transcoded recordings?
>
>Thanks,
>Matt
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Eggert Thorlacius [mailto:eggi at menandmice.com] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:14 PM
>>To: mr-mencel at wiu.edu
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Sound from DVD and Transcoded 
>>Recordings Doesn't Work
>>
>>I beleive that you have got it the wrong way around.  You're 
>>supposed to connect the audio-out of the PVR-350 to the 
>>audio-in on the soundcard and then the audio-out of the 
>>soundcard to the TV or amp.
>>
>>This means that you can not use the PVR-350 <-> SCART cable.  
>>You'll have to use the RCA/S-video cable and use a 
>>RCA<->headphone jack converter to plug into the soundcard.
>>
>>Eggert
>>
>>On 25.1.2005, at 17:49, Matt Mencel wrote:
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>>>First let me say thanks to this list and the ivtv list.  
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>>Without these 
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>>>resources I would have never gotten this far.
>>>
>>>My MythTV box seems to be working great for watching LiveTV and for 
>>>watching LiveTV recordings that haven't been encoded.  I do not 
>>>however get any sound if I try to play a DVD, or if I 
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>>transcode any of 
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>>>the LiveTV recordings to shrink them down a bit.  I'm using 
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>>a PVR-350 
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>>>and have the line out on my SoundBlaster Audigy plugged 
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>>into the line 
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>>>in on the PVR-350 but that doesn't give me anything.  
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>>Obviously I've 
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>>>got something wrong here and I'm hoping someone can 
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>>straighten me out.  
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>>>Just not sure where to start...
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Matt
>>>
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