Tag: "surround"
16. July 2009
Rented movies on iTunes come with 5.1 surrond sound
Tonight, for the first time, I rented a movie on iTunes...And I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by the fact the movie came with 2 soundtracks: Stereo & "Surrond".Well, "surround" turns out to be AC3 Dobly Digital and it does work on the Mac… more »
11. March 2009
How to get AC-3 5.1 surround sound on your Mac
So your hooked up your Mac to your 5.1 receiver and all you get is lousy stereo? Worry no more, decent AC-3 support is finally available for Mac OSX!
In my case I have an Intel Mac Mini from 2006 hooked up to a Denon AVR-3801 via a fiber optic S/PDIF… more »
25. November 2006
AC3 codec for Intel Mac (Universal)
WOW! All this time I've been running the wrong AC3 codec on my Mac Mini!
Last week, I found one that works soooo much better! To find it, I actually had to search for "a52 codec" and not "ac3 codec". Go figure!
Intel version (Universal)
Original… more »
10. April 2006
Two weeks of facts about the Intel Mac Mini
The 10 feet interface
Okay, well, one of the reasons I've been quiet for the last two weeks is because I got myself one of those intel Mac Minis...
The bottom line is: I love that thing!
But here's a little more details... including answers I… more »
27. March 2006
AC3 codec for Intel Mac (Universal Binary)
Update: I originally found this codec.
However, I've later found a much better one!
2009 Update: The a52 codec now supports 5.1 surround passthrough, even on Mac Mini. more »