[mythtv-users] DirecTV, PVR 350 & surround sound, mutually exclusive?

[Scott Harris]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> 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


Thanks for the reply guys, appreciate it.


Scott