Subject: Re: DVD software
To: David Maxwell <david@fundy.ca>
From: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
List: current-users
Date: 11/01/1999 13:02:06
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, David Maxwell wrote:

> What sound hardware do you need to support AC3 though, to get 5.1 channels?
> 3 sb16s? ;-)

Normally it's just down-mixed to 2 channels, but there are 4 channel sound
cards.  Actually, my DxR2 decoder board has a AC3 output connector, I
could use it if I had a stereo with AC3 input.

Rick