Digicipher II feeds of PBS on AMC3..AC3 audio?

[Mr Tony]

For those of you with 4DTV setups or those with DCII receivers.

Are the PBS stations on AMC3 that are DCII have audio or is it AC3 output like the DVB ones?

I'm talking about these
11984 V 19510 Georgia PBS
12072 H 14630 Louisiana PBS
12096 V 19510 PBS feeds

 

[mkm4]

For those of you with 4DTV setups or those with DCII receivers.

Are the PBS stations on AMC3 that are DCII have audio or is it AC3 output like the DVB ones?

All DCII signals use AC3 audio.

 

[Mr Tony]

no they all don't

I have StarChoice and they have an OPTION for AC-3 but the audio still runs through my regular A/V cords.

So if I have a DCII receiver (coming soon), I should be able to attempt to get them?

 

[mkm4]

That's because the receiver downmixes the ac3 audio to two channels. The raw dc2 feeds all use ac3 audio.

 

[mkm4]

So if I have a DCII receiver (coming soon), I should be able to attempt to get them?

Which receiver are you getting?

 

[Mr Tony]

Motorola DSR-410 KU band receiver

 

[Mr Tony]

That's because the receiver downmixes the ac3 audio to two channels. The raw dc2 feeds all use ac3 audio.

gotcha

 

[beeb]

That's because the receiver downmixes the ac3 audio to two channels. The raw dc2 feeds all use ac3 audio.

Only a handful of these channels use 5.1 surround though. AC3 2.0 is the norm. There's nothing to "downmix".

 

[Mr Tony]

The reason I asked was the DVB channels that are AC3 you need a special reciever that can decode it...I didnt know if DCII was the same

 

[mkm4]

Motorola DSR-410 KU band receiver

The 410 can be difficult to use.

If you don't already have the manuals, you can get them here.

 

[Mr Tony]

I downloaded it off of motorola's site

 

[Mr Tony]

The 410 can be difficult to use.

I got it for dirt cheap and its just something to play with or blow up

 

[Wholeshoe]

Iceberg

Let me know how you make out with the DSR-410. I borrowed one from work a few months ago and tried several suggestions people had to tune it in but I just couldn't make it work.

I am interested to see if you can. The place where I work literally has about 150 of these units collecting dust.

Wholeshoe

 

[Mr Tony]

If I get it working, I'll let ya know