[mythtv-users] OT RANT on DirecTV DD5.1 offerings!

[Marco Nelissen]

>I've been searching for a direcTV receiver that has optical or coaxial
>digital outputs to feed the SoundBlaster Audigy ZS 2 I found that grabs
>S-Video and S/PDIF. As it turns out, the only ones DirecTV offers with DD5.1
>digital outputs are the HD boxes.

Uhm, no.
My standard-def Hughes DirecTiVo has optical digital out. Very little
content seems to make use of 5.1 sound though. Mostly it is just
standard stereo/prologic. Maybe the premium channels are better, but
I just have the standard subscription.

Marco