Hi,
I was hoping you can help. Is there a way to enable multichannel PCM over HDMI? Currently, I'm only getting 2 channels out (left and right). I have AC3 and DTS downmix set to pass through.
I have a zgemma H7 running openvix 6.0.008.
Hi,
I was hoping you can help. Is there a way to enable multichannel PCM over HDMI? Currently, I'm only getting 2 channels out (left and right). I have AC3 and DTS downmix set to pass through.
I have a zgemma H7 running openvix 6.0.008.
Most of the UK broadcast Freesat is DD2.0 (stereo) and my AV surround sound amp decodes it as Dolby Pro Logic II (surround sound encoded in a stereo stream). Some of the main flagship programs on the BBC HD are Dolby Digital 5.1 but its a rarity.
Similarly Freeview is mostly AAC 2.0 on HD channels.
Edit
If you are reading this soon after I'm posting then BBC TWO HD "The Hundred Women's Final" cricket seems to be in DD5.1 - and maybe the following Men's Final cricket until about 9:30pm. On Satellite
Last edited by adm; 03-09-22 at 16:07.
Xtrend ET10K, 2 x satellite tuners 28.2 (Sky FTA), 2 x hybrid (UK Freeview), Zgemma H9S (satellite)
Can you run mediainfo against the file and display output?
Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
.........FBC Tuners:
------------------> GT-Sat unicable LNB to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
------------------> Gigablue unicable LNB to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
.......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using unicable ports
Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K
I've been testing multiple files including these, all with the same result
https://www2.iis.fraunhofer.de/AAC/multichannel.html
The H7 can't do multichannel AAC and I'm not sure what enigma2 box can.
Zgemma H7S running OpenVIX 6.2, Darkmotor, Triax TD110 dish, Inverto Black Ultra dual lnb
LG 50UM7450 4K TV, Pioneer VSX-534 Atmos AVR , Panasonic UB820 region free 4K Bluray & a PS4.
Is there a reason it will handle it over optical sdif but not hdmi?
There is no way S/PDIF will carry multichannel PCM. It can only handle two PCM channels, perhaps at 96kHz or 192kHz, depending on hardware. It will pass compressed Dolby or DTS multichannel audio. Any of my engma receivers will pass multichannel AC3 (Dolby 5.1) over HDMI. I have never had any success in playing uncompressed PCM multichannel on my enigma boxes. I use a proper media player if I need to playback PCM multichannel. As @adm points out, multichannel audio on UK sat is AC3 and is AAC on terrestrial. I have no experience with AAC terrestrial audio, so can't comment, but AC3 surround playback on BBC and CH4HD is fine over HDMI from enigma.
GB Quad Plus, Mut@nt HD51, AX HD61, 80cm dish and Supreme Dark motor. Sony STR-DN 1060, Sony UHP-H1 Bluray, Odroid N2+ (CoreElec), Monitor Audio Bronze 5.1 speakers
Thank you both