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AC3 Decoder
Any pointers on where to get a AC3 Decoder for FTA?
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most of the fortec has ac3 pass through all you need is dolby receiver or surround box to plug into must have digtal coax in option. run mine through my koss surround sound receiver works find. 
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Time to dig that thing out of the closet. Thought I had eliminated that box. The stack is quite large
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ahh. the enjoyment of fta. 
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in my neck of the woods same thing.LOL
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you don't get any sound. most new receivers pass ac3 so you can use a surround system to decode it.
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So, if your receiver passes it you still need a surround system to decode it.. Guess I'm out of luck with my vintage NAD equipment with my TV hooked into it..
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Would the sound card in PC be able play the AC3 sound from the FTA reciever?
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Yeah. THe best sound "card" isn't a card though. I use a Soundblaster Extigy, and it works fine for AC3, and it doesn't have to be attached to a computer. The Extigy has both optical and RCA inputs.
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Yeah. THe best sound "card" isn't a card though. I use a Soundblaster Extigy, and it works fine for AC3, and it doesn't have to be attached to a computer. The Extigy has both optical and RCA inputs. |
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My Lifetime and Ultra both have an RCA jack which is spdif or something like that, that plugs into a digital input on the extigy. I think the later model Fortecs have an optical output, and the extigy has an optical input. I think the Extigy has surround sound outputs, but I just use the earphone jack to my stereo, since I don't have surround sound. My only complaint is that every time there is a power failure, the volume goes to zero, and I have to reset it, however this must be a setting because I think other people have said that their extigy doesn't do that.
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My Lifetime and Ultra both have an RCA jack which is spdif or something like that, that plugs into a digital input on the extigy. I think the later model Fortecs have an optical output, and the extigy has an optical input. I think the Extigy has surround sound outputs, but I just use the earphone jack to my stereo, since I don't have surround sound. My only complaint is that every time there is a power failure, the volume goes to zero, and I have to reset it, however this must be a setting because I think other people have said that their extigy doesn't do that. |
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This Extigy is a easy and fairly inexpensive way to get ac3 to your audio equipment.. Thanks.. |
You say inexpensive. I'm curious where you found one for a reasonable price. When I bought mine, they were pretty costly for a soundcard. I've since wanted to get another one, and was hoping I could find one cheaper, but I can't find one at a reasonable price.
I originally bought my Extigy for another purpose, but when I got mpeg, I grabbed it to use with the mpeg receiver, but I'd like to get another for the original use.
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Bill, that popular auction site we all know and love, Hahaha... I did a search for Extigy and found a few and also checked the completed auctions some used ones went reasonable..
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Thanks. I had done that a while back, and actually bid on one, but it went for almost what a new one was worth. I'll try again, thanks.
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