[mythtv-users] Broadcast problems? (was: HDTV ringbuffer possibly causes missed 13 minutes of West Wing?

[Brad Templeton]

On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 10:06:14AM -0500, Scott Matheson wrote:
> Is there a place (AVS forum maybe?) where folks post suspected HD 
> broadcast issues? I have frequent problems outside of Myth -- usually 
> with surround -- I've had no center channel on Numb3rs (Fri  3/11, 
> WFSB) and surround left and right at full gain, making surround 
> unwatchable, West Wing (Wed 2/23, WVIT).
> 
> The no dialog on Numb3rs was neat -- lots of good foley and SFX, but 
> not so helpful for following the plot. The West Wing was frustrating 
> because WVIT is O&O, and if even GE can't get it right, what can we 
> expect from anyone else?


No dialog is probably a local problem, it happens fairly often.  This
occurs when you have ac-3 sound and myth or your sound drivers are
confused and don't merge the center channel into your right and left.

(If you got no dialog and you are driving a center speaker, then it's their
fault.)

You need to play around with random settings in your alsamixer to fix this.