G'day world. > I'm an Australian living over in the US, and we see the same things with AC3 > sound as you do - a lot of the programs are AC3 encoded, but with only two
> channels, setting off the ProLogic decoder. The AC3 standard allows for 1 to > 5.1 channels (plus whatever DD-EX attempts to do with rear channel(s)) so > don't be too alarmed. I've only ever seen one genuine 5.1 program over here, > and that was a HDTV PBS recording of of some of Strauss's operatic works. For what it's worth, ABC TV broadcasted a 1985 outdoor Midnight Oil concert at the Sydney Opera house on Standard Definition TV with AC3 5.1 sound. Yes - AC3 5.1 on SDTV. http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=58&newsID=505&display=news Usually it's standard AC3 2.0 on SDTV. > I'm planning on returning to Oz this year, what Australian HDTV card do you > recommend? Right now the DVICO Fusion HDTV card seems to be pretty good but leave your decision until you get back. Rough cost is AUD$180-$200. It's all a bit "bleeding edge" at the moment. Cheers, Richard.
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