DD-Receiver
Introduction
If you want to use ac3 (Dolby Digital) with VDR, you have these 3 possibilities:
- Ac3overdvb-patch (NOTE: only vdr < 1.3.17)
- bitstreamout-plugin
- a special DVB card firmware which supports direct output of ac3 with VDR > 1.3.17
The AC3overDVB-Patch for VDR allows the use of AC3, also known as Dolby Digital, via the digital S/PDIF output of an FF-DVB-card. Both, electrical and optical outputs, are using the same protocol and have therefore exactly the same sound quality. But the optical output allows electrical separation between your computer and ac3 Receiver. Therefore you can avoid grounding problems and disturbances in video and analog audio channels. If you have both possibilities prefer the optical Toslink. For output of digital audio VDR uses the AV7111 chips on the dvb card. This chip can only deal with PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) data, therefore encapsulated ac3has to be used. Mostly, but not all, DD Receivers can handle this data format. This list tells you wether a particular DD receiver can handle this or not.
The same restriction is valid if you use the special firmware for DVB card.
List of AC3overDVB compatible/not compatible Dolby Digital Receivers
(the list is partly from http://www.muempf.de/down/DD-receiver-status.txt )
THIS LIST IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, BECAUSE COLLECTED FROM VDR USERS! This list lives from user data, so PLEASE add and share your experiencies.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
| Vendor and Device Name | Status PCM {ok, Error} | Status DD/DTS {auto/manually/Error} | |
| Acoustic Energy Aego P5 | ok | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersson R2 (NetOnNet) | ok | auto | |
| Arcam Diva AVR250 | ok | ||
| Bose Lifestyle 8 Series II | ok | ||
| Cambridge SoundWorks DTT-2500 | Error | ||
| Cambridge SoundWorks DTT-3500 | Error | ||
| CAT CS-907 | ok | ||
| Centrum Titan 500 | ok | ||
| Creative 5700 Inspire | ok | ||
| Creative Labs DDTS-100 | ok | ||
| Cyrus AV-5 | ok | ||
| DENON AVC-A1 | Error | ||
| DENON AVC-A1D | ok | ||
| DENON AVC-A1SE | ok | ||
| DENON AVC-A1SR | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1501 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1600 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1602 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1603 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1604 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1705 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1801 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1802 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1803 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-1804 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1905 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1906 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1907 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-1908 | ok | Problems with DD and DTS | |
| DENON AVR-2105 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-2106 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-2802 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-2803 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-2805 | ok | ||
| DENON AVR-3801 | ok | auto | |
| DENON AVR-3802 | ok | ||
| DK-Digital AS-90-1 | ok | ||
| Grundig DR 3400 DD | Error | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 2000 | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 2500 | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 3000 | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 300RDS | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 330 | ok | auto | |
| Harman/Kardon AVR 45RDS | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 35RDS | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 507 | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 5550 | ok | ||
| Harman/Kardon AVR 7000 | ok | ||
| Hercules Thrustmaster 5.1 | Error | ||
| JVC RX-6010R | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V4070D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V4530D | Error | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V5030D | Error | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V5050D | ok | manually | |
| Kenwood KRF-V5100D | ok | auto | |
| Kenwood KRF-V6030D | Error | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V6070D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V7030D | Error | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V7050D | Error | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V7060D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-7773D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V8060D | ok | auto | |
| Kenwood KRF-V8070D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-V9060D | ok | ||
| Kenwood KRF-X9070D | ok | ||
| Lexicon MC-8 | ok | ||
| Lexicon MB-12 | ok | ||
| Logitech Z-680 | ok | ||
| Marantz NR1501 | ok | auto | |
| Marantz SR4400 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR4500 | ok | auto | |
| Marantz SR5200 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR5300 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR5400 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR5600 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR7200 | ok | ||
| Marantz SR7300 | ok | auto | |
| NAD T-752 | ok | ||
| Onkyo DR-90 | ok | ||
| Onkyo DS-575 | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-DS-575X | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-DS-676 | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-SR501E | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-SR600E | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-SR601E | ok | ||
| Onkyo TX-SR703E | ok | auto | |
| Onkyo TX-NR900E | ok | auto | |
| Panasonic SA HE 70 | ok | ||
| Panasonic SA-HE 75 | ok | ||
| Panasonic SA-HE 90 | ok | ||
| Panasonic SA-HE 200 | ok | ||
| Panasonic SA-XR 15 EG-S | ok | ||
| Panasonic SA-XR 30 | ok | ||
| Philips FR994 | ok | ||
| Philips FR996 | ok | ||
| Philips LX3900SA | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSA-E07 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-609RDS | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-709RDS | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-C300 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-C301 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-C402 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-D510 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-D511 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-D514 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-C550 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-D812 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-915 | ok | ||
| Pioneer VSX-D1014 | ok | manually | |
| Pioneer VSX-1014-K | Error | ||
| Pioneer XV-DV88 | ok | ||
| Primare SPA-21 | ok | auto | |
| Rotel RSX-965 | ok | ||
| Rotel RSX-972 | ok | ||
| Samsung AVR-700 | ok | ok | |
| Schneider AVR 1000 | ok | manually | |
| Sherwood R-956R | ok | auto | |
| Sony DAV S550 | ok | ||
| Sony DAV S800 | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB780 QS | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB790 QS | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB795 QS | ok | manually | |
| Sony STR-DB830 QS | Error | ||
| Sony STR-DB840 QS | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB870 QS | ok | auto | |
| Sony STR-DB925 | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB930 | Error | ||
| Sony STR-DB940 | ok | DD-error DTS-ok | |
| Sony STR-DB1070 QS | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DB1080 QS | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DE445 | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DE485E | ok | auto | |
| Sony STR-DE585 | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DE635 | Error | ||
| Sony STR DE675 | ok | ||
| Sony STR DE685 | ok | ||
| Sony STR-DE875 | ok | auto | |
| Sony STR-LV500 | ok | Error | |
| Sony STR-SL5 | ok | ||
| Sunfire Theatre Grand Processor II | ok | ||
| Tag McLaren AV-30R | ok | ||
| Tag McLaren AV-32R-BP-192 | ok | ||
| Tag McLaren AV-192R | ok | ||
| Teac Powermax 2000 | ok | ||
| Technics SA-DA 8 | ok | ||
| Technics SA-DX 750 | ok | auto | |
| Technics SA-DX 930 | ok | ||
| Technics SA-DX 950 | ok | auto | |
| Thomson DPL-550 | ok | auto | |
| VideoLogic DigiTheater 5.1 | Error | ||
| Yamaha DDP-2 | ok | ||
| Yamaha DSP-AX620 | Error | ||
| Yamaha DSP-A1 | Error | ||
| Yamaha DSP-A2 | Error | ||
| Yamaha DSP-A3090 | ok | Error | |
| Yamaha DSP-A5 | ok | ||
| Yamaha DSP-A595 | ok | ||
| Yamaha DSP-AX1 | ok | ||
| Yamaha DSP-AX2 | ok | ||
| Yamaha DSP-E800 | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V1300RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V1500RDS | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V2095RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V3000 | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V359RDS | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V361 | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V396RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V420RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V430RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V440RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V450RDS | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V457 | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V520RDS | ok | manually | |
| Yamaha RX-V530RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V540RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V550RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V596RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V620RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V630RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V640RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V650 | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V657 | ok | auto | |
| Yamaha RX-V730RDS | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V750 | ok | ||
| Yamaha TSS-1 | ok | ||
| Yamaha RX-V757 RDS | ok |