[vdr] Re: AC3 output with VDR 1.3.6 Nova-T DXR3 Kernel-2.6.7-rc2-mm1 Fedora2

[ahornby@darlug.org]

OK,
I'll check it out with the stations here
and see what they are broadcasting.

Thanks for the tip Roland.

Just out of interest - is there anyway I can tell this from the dvb stream
directly?

Regards
Anthony.

> Hi,
>
>> I am running VDR-1.3.6 on fedora2 with kernel 2.6.7-rc2-mm1.
>> I am using the cvs dvb-kernel drivers and cvs hollywood + drivers.
>>
>> Everything works fine and I get PCM sound to my surround receiver via
>> the
>> coaxial connection on the Hollywood + card (using DXR3 plugin).
>>
>> The only problem is my receiver (Denon AVR-1602) doesn't seem to
>> correctly
>> recognise AC3 streams and I end up with pro-logic decoding.
>
> I have a Denen AVR-1603 optically connected to the SPDIF-output on J2
> of my FF-DVBs-Card via a slot-bracket from ASUS. This works fine with
> VDR 1.2.6 and AC3overDVB-patch.
> Often the AC3-signal is only 2.0-channels (AC3 stereo). Then the
> receiver-display reads "ProLogic" no matter if it's PCM or AC3.
> "Dolby Digital" is only displayed when the movie is broadcasted
> with a real 5.1-Track.
> So maybe everything is fine and you just had no real DD5.1-broadcast.
>
> Regards,
>   Roland
>
>
>