[mythtv-users] Digital Audio - HDMI vs SPD/IF

Phil Bridges gravityhammer at gmail.com
Tue Jul 14 12:40:45 UTC 2009


On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Norm Dressler<mlists at dressler.ca> wrote:
> Phil Bridges wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Norm Dressler<mlists at dressler.ca> wrote:
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> John Haywood wrote:
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> I'm just about to spring for a new receiver/speaker combo, and a couple of
> threads on this list gave me some pause for thought:
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> Given that currently Audio over HDMI is limited to Stereo, wouldn't I be
> better off just sending video over HDMI, and use the optical for full
> 5/7.1/2 goodness?
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> Given that the mythtv box has spdif out and the tv also, as long as the
> receiver has 2 optical inputs we should be all right?
>
> cheers as always
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> john
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> Personally I wouldn't want audio over HDMI.  The speakers in TV's are
> generally crap.  I currently use digital out to a THX audio amp which is
> much better and what most would likely want to do for movies and such.  I
> have a one year old TV as well so this is not an old LCD.
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> What would be the point of them having HDMI?  bigger cable and generally
> more of a pain compared to a digital (coax or optical!) and just for audio.
> I guess to try and make things more 'uniform' or standard, but
> realistically, that will never happen.
>

High-def audio, for one.  Hopefully, Myth will support this one day.


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