Decoder

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Looking for a surroundsound decoder module.
Digital in (SPDIF/AES), and x.1 digital o/p
Does anyone do such a thing?

Dirk

[Scott Dorsey]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>Looking for a surroundsound decoder module.
>Digital in (SPDIF/AES), and x.1 digital o/p
>Does anyone do such a thing?

Which surround sound format do you want decoded? The problem is that you
have a whole bunch to choose from.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>> Looking for a surroundsound decoder module.
>> Digital in (SPDIF/AES), and x.1 digital o/p
>> Does anyone do such a thing?
>
> Which surround sound format do you want decoded? The problem is that you
> have a whole bunch to choose from.
> --scott

Er... all of them - on 'auto'!

Dirk

[Scott Dorsey]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>>> Looking for a surroundsound decoder module.
>>> Digital in (SPDIF/AES), and x.1 digital o/p
>>> Does anyone do such a thing?
>>
>> Which surround sound format do you want decoded? The problem is that you
>> have a whole bunch to choose from.
>
>Er... all of them - on 'auto'!

You don't get that. You get a dts decoder and an AC3 decoder and a Dolby E
decoder and a patchbay to select them. Then another rack of them with more
patchbay slots if you want matrix formats too.

There are some consumer devices out there that will handle a couple formats
but none of them will do Dolby E.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>> Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>>>> Looking for a surroundsound decoder module.
>>>> Digital in (SPDIF/AES), and x.1 digital o/p
>>>> Does anyone do such a thing?
>>> Which surround sound format do you want decoded? The problem is that you
>>> have a whole bunch to choose from.
>> Er... all of them - on 'auto'!
>
> You don't get that. You get a dts decoder and an AC3 decoder and a Dolby E
> decoder and a patchbay to select them. Then another rack of them with more
> patchbay slots if you want matrix formats too.
>
> There are some consumer devices out there that will handle a couple formats
> but none of them will do Dolby E.
> --scott

Creative X-Fi will
http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=14065

Problem is it only gives decoded analogue out, and I'd like digital.

Dirk

[Scott Dorsey]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>
>> You don't get that. You get a dts decoder and an AC3 decoder and a Dolby E
>> decoder and a patchbay to select them. Then another rack of them with more
>> patchbay slots if you want matrix formats too.
>>
>> There are some consumer devices out there that will handle a couple formats
>> but none of them will do Dolby E.
>
>Creative X-Fi will
>http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=14065
>
>Problem is it only gives decoded analogue out, and I'd like digital.

Right. That's the rub. There are a BUNCH of devices if you don't need
digital outputs, including the cinema decoders.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > wrote:
>> Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> You don't get that. You get a dts decoder and an AC3 decoder and a Dolby E
>>> decoder and a patchbay to select them. Then another rack of them with more
>>> patchbay slots if you want matrix formats too.
>>>
>>> There are some consumer devices out there that will handle a couple formats
>>> but none of them will do Dolby E.
>> Creative X-Fi will
>> http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=14065
>>
>> Problem is it only gives decoded analogue out, and I'd like digital.
>
> Right. That's the rub. There are a BUNCH of devices if you don't need
> digital outputs, including the cinema decoders.
> --scott

Any idea why nobody seems to provide all digital?

Dirk