[mythtv-users] US ABC AC3 claims 5 channels

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 4, 2006, at 10:38 AM, Rich Goodin wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm having difficulty with AC3 passthru on a single channel, US ABC
> (Raleigh, NC). The audio breaks up dramatically and my receiver
> toggles in and out of AC3 mode rapidly. Audio with AC3 passthru works
> fine on my other HD channels. The only thing I have noticed is that
> "mythfrontend -v audio" says that the stream is 5 channels. Other
> channels are 6 or 2.
>
> Is anyone else seeing this with USA ABC? Is there a fix?
>
> Thanx,
> Rich Goodin

Is this OTA? I had a similar problem when my signal strength was very  
low. The video looked fine, but the audio was all crazy between  
popping in and out and just the center channel to stereo channels. I  
realigned my antenna and it was all better. :)