Sorry to ask all these questions...
I have been reading the manual
on p49 it states that if I want DD as the default audio then I set the AC3 Default to Yes
OK
then it states in the AC? Downmix section No is used when you do not want to set the audio output to be down-mixed from AC3 to Stereo
Fine
So I plan to have my AVR decode the audio
However it then goes on to say:
If NO is on and you are usinh only HDMI or SCART connection there can be no audio sometimes if the program you are watching provides AC3 only.
So is AC3 not passed by the HDMI? (like a Sky HD box then - where you must use an optical/coax connection to get DD into youre amp).
Please tell me this ain't so - I've run out of optical inputs on my amp already.