<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:58 AM, Steve V <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olivuts@yahoo.com">olivuts@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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> From: Simeon Walker <<a href="mailto:simbloke@googlemail.com">simbloke@googlemail.com</a>><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:allen.edwards@paloaltophoto.com">allen.edwards@paloaltophoto.com</a>; Discussion about mythtv <<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>><br>
> Sent: Friday, 31 July, 2009 7:37:40 PM<br>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] stereo+AC3/DTS sound to both analog+digital outputs<br>
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</div><div class="im">> 2009/7/31 Allen Edwards<br>
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</div><div class="im">> > I think you have another problem and have jumped at this solution. I<br>
> > cannot believe that your HDMI TV won't decode AC3. I think you should<br>
> > try and fix that..<br>
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> My Samsung TV is just like that. I have onboard SPDIF to a 9500GT then<br>
> via HDMI to the TV. If I enable AC3 passthrough then on a station<br>
> where AC3 is the default sound track (BBC HD) I get no sound from the<br>
> TV.<br>
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> So at the moment I have passthrough disabled so as not to confuse my<br>
> S.O. (and myself!) when the sound goes away on some programs.<br>
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> Sim<br>
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</div>Yep I rechecked everything and my TV cannot handle AC3 over HDMI. Seems unlikely but there it is. I have a Phillips Plasma about 2 years old.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>How did you test it? Did you call Phillips? Did you try and play a DVD? In other words, did you verify it without you computer or myth?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Certainly seems strange. I forget, does the TV have a spdif input? If so, will that play AC3?</div><div><br></div><div>Allen </div></div>