[vdr] Re: MPlayer+DXR3 and VDR integration

[René Bartsch <rene@bartschnet.de>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@suse.de>
To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: [vdr] Re: MPlayer+DXR3 and VDR integration


> On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 08:26:54AM +0100, Axel Gruber wrote:
> >
> > >> !!! They can't handle AC-3 over the S/PDIF!!!  Sorry, but read it
> > >> somewhere ...
> >
> > I also think that itīs possible to use the SPDIF output for AC3 - look at
> > the DVB2000 Project - the Mediamaster also only have a Spdif out and the Programmer
> > made it only by software changes to make A ac3out out of it...
> >
> > But i donīt know how deep you have to go into the Software/Driver/Firmware....
>
> The only way I see: you may embed AC-3 into a linear PCM stream (16bit/48kHz).
> If and only if the AV7111 does not change this, you may be able to get this
> PCM and the included AC-3 out on the S/P-DIF.  Most A/V receivers/amplifiers
> with AC-3 decoder are able to handle this (if the sample rate of the included
> digital data fits the same as the sample rate of the cover PCM).
>
> And it would very nice if the analog audio out would be muted in that case to
> have a longer life time of the speakers in the case if the analog out is routed
> to them.
>
>
>      Werner
>
>

Maybe the Convergence people can tell us, how to bypass PCM-S/PDIF or add a feature to the driver ...