Bloomberg TV...No Audio???

[Splicer]

I just happened to plug in a G15 V line to a SA PowerVu and VOILA! Bloomberg TV!!! Beautiful video...But no audio??? Why??? What would cause/remedy this? I am psyched i actually got a FTA without even trying! LOL

 

[Mr Tony]

probably AC-3 audio so you need an external audio amp to hear the audio. Also the reciever needs ot be able to decode it

according to http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistCBandUS.html it is AC-3 audio

 

[Splicer]

Very Good! Thankyou sir! But now tell me...what is AC3 audio???

 

[Mr Tony]

dolby digital
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ac3

All I know is most boxes will not output it thorugh the A/V plugs and you need to hook it up to a receiver via the optical cable

The Coolsat 8000 will output it to the a/v plugs

 

[1inabillion]

Here is a cheap solution

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=90922

 

[Tron]

Most older SA PowerVus will not output (pass) AC-3, not sure about the new ones though...

 

[Splicer]

Most older SA PowerVus will not output (pass) AC-3, not sure about the new ones though...

Thats what I was thinking...Odd tho that a 'digital' receiver won't decode the 'digital' audio along with the 'digital' video??? The DVB PowerVu I am using I think is the 9223??? Sound right??? But there is no DD output on these only analog left/right...Now I understand what AC3 means...Dolby Digital

 

[Splicer]

OR...Could the DD signal be passed thru the plug in audio jacks (NOT the RCA jacks) then to a RCA plug for a coaxial DD connection then that could be remodulated as an analog signal???

 

[Tron]

If these things even output PCM digital sound, it would be through the multiwire green connectors near the top of the box. I believe they only output balanced analog audio from there, though.

Even if a box outputs uncompressed (PCM) digital sound, it won't necessarily output compressed Dolby Digital (AC3).