[mythtv-users] Surround sound issues w/ digital passthrough

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 20 February 2011 14:55, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, replying to myself here. I see part of it. The audio is indeed 2
> channel AC3, not 6 channel. Regardless I would expect it to pass
> through even if there's not much difference between passing it through
> and decoding to 2 channel PCM. Playing another recording with 6
> channel AC3 does get passed through.

2 channels audio is always decoded so you can toggle the upmixer at
any given time (in the menu or pressing Ctrl-U)
If it was passthrough you couldn't