[mythtv-users] DTS-ES 6.1 and myth

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On Monday, 10 January 2011, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a mkv file that mediainfo tells me has the following audio track:
>
> Audio #1
> ID                               : 2
> Format                           : DTS
> Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems
> Format profile                   : ES
> Codec ID                         : A_DTS
> Duration                         : 2h 10mn
> Bit rate mode                    : Constant
> Bit rate                         : 754 Kbps
> Channel(s)                       : 7 channels
> Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: C, LFE
> Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
> Resolution                       : 24 bits
> Stream size                      : 702 MiB (24%)
> Title                            : DTS 768kbps 6.1 ES - Main Audio
> Language                         : English
>
> Audio in my myth system is sent to a USB sound device (Xitel Hifi link
> Pro) and then via spdif to a Logitech 5500 which does DTS (usually).
>
> I have passthrough DTS ticked in the myth config.
>
> However myth plays the sound badly, chipmunked would be a partial
> description. Kinda retarded is how the kids described it.
>
> xbmc plays it fine.
>
> Any ideas? (sorry if I am too vague on settings, the kids are now
> watching the file, in xbmc I am sad to say!)
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And playing the file with -v audio would help