[mythtv-users] no 2ch AC3 passthrough when speakers == Stereo

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> On 17 November 2010 00:00, Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Now that the issue with AC3 stereo always being decoded by Myth is
>> resolved, I've found what could be considered a bug or could be
>> considered intended behaviour with the new sound subsystem in 0.24,
>> depending on your point of view.
>>
>> If I have LPCM unselected and DD selected and speakers configuration set
>> to "Stereo", 2 channel (i.e. only stereo) DD is not passed through to
>> the receiver to be decoded by it's AC3 decoder.  I can't think of a
>> technical reason why this should not happen.
>>
>> If I change the speakers configuration to 5.1, the same 2ch DD is passed
>> through to the receiver to be decoded by it's AC3 decoder.
>>
> Fixed in SVN >= 27250
>
> trac is a better place to report bugs than the user list.

yes but possibly if you are not sure whether it is a bug or intended
behaviour it might be better to discuss it here first, and then post
to trac if it is indded a bug, rather than face the frustration of
your ticket being closed with a less than friendly comment.