Supernait with skybox via digital

Posted by: Hardy on 02 September 2008

Hope I´ll have more luck in this forum to receive a reply

Hello,

I am just thinking about a SNait and was wondering if it is possible to connect my skybox (satelite-reciever) digital to the SN.

Problem: The SN only accepts PCM-signals. In the manuel of my skybox is written that it gives the signal out as a bitstrem (32, 44 or 48 kHz, and dolby digital/AC3 chooseable). No chance to set it to PCM output.

The future HDTV-Standard in HDTV-developing country Germany will be dolby-digital 2.0.
No chance for the SN if not converted into PCM I think.

So has anyone experiences with SN and skyboxes?

Kindest regards
Hardy

Posted on: 05 September 2008 by Hardy

Well, seems to be a trivial question or of no interest.
Despite of that I made my decision and ordered a SNait.

Moderator, if you ever read these lines, please delete the hole topic.

Thanks
Hardy

Posted on: 05 September 2008 by Derek Wright

Please do not delete - when you have the results - put your findings here - it will make some ones use of the search feature very rewarding

Posted on: 05 September 2008 by Duncan Fullerton

My UK Sky+ box outputs PCM2.0, DD2.0 or DD5.1 depending on the programming. Can't speak for boxes in Germany though. I run it through a digital input on my n-Vi which tells me what signal type it locks onto.

Posted on: 05 September 2008 by Hardy

Thanks for your answers.
So I did what you should normally not do: The same topic in two different forums. Makes confusions, sorry.

The manual of my Technisat-reciever isn´t very clear about this point. I can choose DD2.0 or DD5.1 if broadcasted, but it dosn´t tell what signal-typ if let on normal.

Well, I can report soon.

Posted on: 17 September 2008 by Hardy

It ´s the sixth day my SN is here, now.
It is a very round flat earth thing I have to say Smile.

To my topic: No problem with my Technisat sat-reciever. On normal stereo(mono) output it gives PCM out via digital (optical).
Had a program last night that was chooseable between Dolby-stereo, mono and DD5.1. Surprise: it worked with dolbystereo setting. Of course DD5.1/AC-3 is only a nasty tetetete... .

So propably every stereo (mono) signal is given out as PCM. For DD5.1/AC-3 even the analog output shuts down.

Remark: Should be made more clear described in the manual; even calling to Technisat gave me the wrong information: only bitstream. But that seems only to be correct for the DD formats.
On the other hand the SNait is a rare machine: A stereo amp that accepts digital-signals, but only PCM.

regards
Hardy