playing back recorded dolby 5.1??

Forums › Home Theatre (including HTPC and EPG Collector) › playing back recorded dolby 5.1??

Rocky80

47 posts

Geek

#26300 17-Sep-2008 19:46

Why when I record something in 5.1 does it come out as stereo on playback, any ideas?

Samsung LA40r8bx 40" LCD - Samsung HT-X250T Home Theater - Mysky Hdi - Nintendo Wii - Multiroom
Toshiba A500 Laptop ATI HD 4650 1Gb Ded graphics

sbiddle

30853 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9996

Retired Mod

Trusted

Biddle Corp

Lifetime subscriber

#165160 17-Sep-2008 20:02

Some more information wouldf be useful.

What software are you using? What codec are you using for AC3? AC3filter? Are you using 5.1 analog or SPDIF output?

Most software seems to struggle playing back AC3 5.1 content at present because both AAC and AC3 audio is recorded in the TS dump and it defaults to AAC rather than AC3 on playback.

Rocky80

47 posts

Geek

#165458 18-Sep-2008 19:52

sorry, Mysky Hdi connected to reciever via Optical Then from reciever to TV via RCA.

When I watch Sky and 5.1 is active (I hear it correctly through speakers as you would expect) it's fine

If I then playback on recording the same program it only plays back as stereo

What is the difference in the Sky settings for Audio between Dolby and Mpeg? I have it set to Dolby on SPDIF

Samsung LA40r8bx 40" LCD - Samsung HT-X250T Home Theater - Mysky Hdi - Nintendo Wii - Multiroom
Toshiba A500 Laptop ATI HD 4650 1Gb Ded graphics