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Originally Posted by bali
hey guys i need a clue. will this receiver will let me hear the ac-3 audio
(converted to stereo) thru its own stereo output jacks ? no other ac-3
decoder required ? thanks
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"Optical out for digital sound. Just turn off that "SPDIF Output" setting for those channels that don't play in stereo, like PBS, and now they play in stereo. Regardless of whether or not this setting is on or off, there is always data on this port." |
THe answer is NO, the
Mercury does NOT have the capability to decode the
AC3. It can only pass the AC3 out the digital output. On AC3 channels you don't get any audio out of the R/L audio channels.
It's really unfortunate too, because it doesn't seem like a very expensive feature to add, but it probably involves them paying for the rights to a copywrited codec or something.