Maybe I'm missing something -but apart from programs that have official AC3 tracks (like CSI Miami, which advertises the fact) I always get a stereo AC3 feed from TV3.
To be honest, for this reason I normally go with the HE-AAC audio feed, which gives me (matrixed) surround sound. Not as good as the real thing, but I hate not getting sound (voice) through the centre speaker.
ps. I'm using Mediaportal
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This was the behaviour with my Denon AVR 589 up until yesterday
TV1 & TV2 Digital signal indicator: on Dolby Digital Signal indicator: off Display: Stereo Output from speakers: Stereo
TV3: Digital signal indicator: on Dolby Digital Signal indicator: on Display: Dolby Digital Output from speakers: 5.1 (quite quiet for non 5.1 stuff though)
However as of today this is what happens:
TV1 & TV2 Digital signal indicator: on Dolby Digital Signal indicator: off Display: Stereo Output from speakers: Stereo
TV3: Digital signal indicator: on Dolby Digital Signal indicator: on Display: Stereo Output from speakers: Stereo
????? Even for CSI Miami it did this - its like the AC3 signal from the zinwell to the Denon isn't the same as yesterday. I tried out some DVD's and they still cause the denon to switch to Dolby?
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it is all working fine now - it was a case of user error
What normally happens is when I turn the setup on after work it is usually on TV1 and I switch it to 5 channel stereo - then it will automatically go to Dolby Digital if I change to TV3. But today it was already on TV3 and I disabled the Dolby Digital output by choosing 5 channel stereo.
Switching back to Standard mode on the remote put it back to full auto which reactivated Dolby Digital when switching to TV3.
I really must watch a show encoded for 5.1 to see how it sounds!
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