2012-01-08, 22:33
I use XBMC with my amplifier and occasionally have problems with audio dropping over HDMI or with my amp not picking up the correct stream. I am bit confused about how XBMC handles audio.
1 Am I correct in saying 'bitstreaming' sends the audio directly to my amplifier with XBMC doing anything to it? If so how do I make sure all my audio is bitstreamed as opposed to decoded by XBMC? The reason I ask is I want to my amp to decode some files I am playing in xbmc which include a DTS-HD audio track.
2 Does the audio and bitstream outputs have to be different? i.e. should I set one to optical and the other hdmi?
3 What's the difference between plugh:0,3 and iec958 in the audio settings of XBMC? My understanding is they refer to optical and hdmi but I am not sure which.
My machine is an Acer Revo 3610 and I use the Openelec version of XBMC. I have it connected to an amplifier which handles the audio and video for me and outputs to TV.
1 Am I correct in saying 'bitstreaming' sends the audio directly to my amplifier with XBMC doing anything to it? If so how do I make sure all my audio is bitstreamed as opposed to decoded by XBMC? The reason I ask is I want to my amp to decode some files I am playing in xbmc which include a DTS-HD audio track.
2 Does the audio and bitstream outputs have to be different? i.e. should I set one to optical and the other hdmi?
3 What's the difference between plugh:0,3 and iec958 in the audio settings of XBMC? My understanding is they refer to optical and hdmi but I am not sure which.
My machine is an Acer Revo 3610 and I use the Openelec version of XBMC. I have it connected to an amplifier which handles the audio and video for me and outputs to TV.