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Mwah hah hah hah HAH!

No, not at all!

Aye, it is.
The settings on that tab look okay to me. Could you please also grab screenshots of the other 2 tabs?

Okay, so the situation is as follows...
The 2 Hallmark channels have 2 audio streams each - one AC3 (Dolby Digital) and one MPEG 2.
Preview was selecting the AC3 audio stream by default; MediaPortal was selecting the MPEG 2 audio stream based on your previous configuration.
It appears that MediaPortal, TsReader, and/or LAV are not able to handle the MPEG 2 audio stream. I'm not sure if that's due to fault(s) or if the MPEG 2 audio stream itself is not okay.
Either way, by enabling the "prefer AC-3" option, you enable MediaPortal, TsReader, and LAV to avoid/ignore the unplayable MPEG 2 audio stream. That enables the channels/recordings to play correctly (because the AC3/DD audio stream is okay/playable).

Nothing that you can't solve with proper configuration.

The change may cause MediaPortal to select different audio streams for certain channels. If those alternative audio streams don't suit you (eg. the dialogue is in a language you don't understand) then you will need to amend your configuration (eg. specify your preferred audio languages in MediaPortal configuration).

<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1156616" data-attributes="member: 82144">Mwah hah hah hah HAH!<img src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/f4291b040ef65aa307ba50c4e2f70afe/tumblr_inline_mop3ek6ubr1qz4rgp.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> No, not at all!Aye, it is. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />The settings on that tab look okay to me. Could you please also grab screenshots of the other 2 tabs?Okay, so the situation is as follows...The 2 Hallmark channels have 2 audio streams each - one AC3 (Dolby Digital) and one MPEG 2.Preview was selecting the AC3 audio stream by default; MediaPortal was selecting the MPEG 2 audio stream based on your previous configuration.It appears that MediaPortal, TsReader, and/or LAV are not able to handle the MPEG 2 audio stream. I'm not sure if that's due to fault(s) or if the MPEG 2 audio stream itself is not okay.Either way, by enabling the &quot;prefer AC-3&quot; option, you enable MediaPortal, TsReader, and LAV to avoid/ignore the unplayable MPEG 2 audio stream. That enables the channels/recordings to play correctly (because the AC3/DD audio stream is okay/playable).Nothing that you can't solve with proper configuration.The change may cause MediaPortal to select different audio streams for certain channels. If those alternative audio streams don't suit you (eg. the dialogue is in a language you don't understand) then you will need to amend your configuration (eg. specify your preferred audio languages in MediaPortal configuration).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1156616, member: 82144"] Mwah hah hah hah HAH! [IMG]http://31.media.tumblr.com/f4291b040ef65aa307ba50c4e2f70afe/tumblr_inline_mop3ek6ubr1qz4rgp.gif[/IMG] No, not at all! Aye, it is. :) The settings on that tab look okay to me. Could you please also grab screenshots of the other 2 tabs? Okay, so the situation is as follows... The 2 Hallmark channels have 2 audio streams each - one AC3 (Dolby Digital) and one MPEG 2. Preview was selecting the AC3 audio stream by default; MediaPortal was selecting the MPEG 2 audio stream based on your previous configuration. It appears that MediaPortal, TsReader, and/or LAV are not able to handle the MPEG 2 audio stream. I'm not sure if that's due to fault(s) or if the MPEG 2 audio stream itself is not okay. Either way, by enabling the "prefer AC-3" option, you enable MediaPortal, TsReader, and LAV to avoid/ignore the unplayable MPEG 2 audio stream. That enables the channels/recordings to play correctly (because the AC3/DD audio stream is okay/playable). Nothing that you can't solve with proper configuration. The change may cause MediaPortal to select different audio streams for certain channels. If those alternative audio streams don't suit you (eg. the dialogue is in a language you don't understand) then you will need to amend your configuration (eg. specify your preferred audio languages in MediaPortal configuration). [/QUOTE]