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I'm using the WDTV Live right now and my biggest beef is that it will downmix AAC 5.1 to 2 channel PCM over SPDIF to my old AV receiver.
I've been googling for days without a definitive answer over how to solve this problem.
I've looked into transcoding such files to MKV containers with AC-3. I tried one app called Super and in my tests with two files, it mistakenly reversed the center with the right channel. I'm presuming the files were fine because the WDTV knew how to downmix the AAC 5.1 to PCM 2.0, keeping the dialog centered.
My understanding, and please correct me if I'm wrong, is that every AV receiver that can decode the new high def audio formats via HDMI will be able to receive and decode LPCM 5.1. So I'm looking for a media player that can play MP4 files with AAC 5.1 and output LPCM six channel to such an audio receiver. Anybody running such a scenario and can definitively tell me which players can do this? Thanks.
I've been googling for days without a definitive answer over how to solve this problem.
I've looked into transcoding such files to MKV containers with AC-3. I tried one app called Super and in my tests with two files, it mistakenly reversed the center with the right channel. I'm presuming the files were fine because the WDTV knew how to downmix the AAC 5.1 to PCM 2.0, keeping the dialog centered.
My understanding, and please correct me if I'm wrong, is that every AV receiver that can decode the new high def audio formats via HDMI will be able to receive and decode LPCM 5.1. So I'm looking for a media player that can play MP4 files with AAC 5.1 and output LPCM six channel to such an audio receiver. Anybody running such a scenario and can definitively tell me which players can do this? Thanks.