[vdr] Re: dvd .. no dts audio ?

["Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@suse.de>]

On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 05:05:33PM +0200, Sven Goethel wrote:
> On Monday 06 October 2003 14:12, André Weidemann wrote:
> >
> > There has been a patch for the dvd plugin that used to enable AC3overDVB.
> > You can find it here:
> > http://ricomp.de/vdr/ac3overdvb_de.html
> > When I try to apply it to your current dvd-plugin it fails.
> >
> >   André.
> 
> ok .. well 
> 
> thats the task for p8 ;-)
> 
> btw. i can't test it, so it would be nice,
> if somebody with a hw ac3 receiver makes the patch,
> send it to me and i name it p8 ;-)
> 
> btw - i am a bit dumb about audio techs.,
> so:
> 	- whats the advantage of a external hw ac4 decoder

Server big boxes (5.1 and 7.1) and can get input from other
good hardware like a read DVD Video/Audio player.

> 	- i thought the 5.1 emu101k (?) cards can do ac3 ?

Not for really good boxes.

> 	- why is sw decoding of ac3 -> soundcard 5.1 worse ?

It's forbidden by licence ;) ...

      Werner


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