[mythtvnz] No HDMI sound output in desktop (Mythtv ok)

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Chris Bannister
<cbannister at slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:47:51AM +1000, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
>> On 16 June 2014 05:50, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks,I will try some variation of that.I have HDMI going to the TV then
>> > sound going from that to a high end stereo system.
>>
>> This may not be the best configuration depending on your TV.
>> Few TVs pass anything other than stereo to their output.
>> So you miss out on all the bitstreaming goodness.
>>
>> PC->Amp->TV is more flexible
>
> The average high end stereo system will sound better than the speakers
> in your TV.


The average transistor radio from the 1970s tuned slightly off an AM
station broadcasting from the Cook Islands will sound better than the
speakers in most modern TVs.