[mythtv-users] DirecTV, PVR 350 & surround sound, mutually exclusive?
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Tue Apr 29 16:39:22 UTC 2008
On 04/29/2008 12:33 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Scott Harris <mythtv at webhounds.net> wrote:
>
>> I've checked through the archives and have seen others
>> ask, but not directly with directv. Is it possible,
>> with this card or another, to get surround sound from
>> a directv satellite receiver?
>>
>> My surround sound is working great for movies, I see
>> the nice little blue Dolby/DTS light come on and it
>> makes me happy ;)
>>
>> With anything coming from the satellite it is always
>> just stereo.
> You aren't going to get Dolby Digital out of a stereo analog output -
> you'd need to connect a digital output of the satellite receiver to
> some sort of digital input on the PC, and then mux the audio into the
> video. OTOH, it appears that the Hauppauge box (if it ever supports
> Linux) has a digital input on it that would, presumably, allow you to
> record the digital audio along with the component video.
And, with appropriate audio settings, your PVR-x50 should be able to
maintain the Dolby Pro Audio encoding in the stereo signal.
Mike
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