2012-03-30, 14:08
@fritsch
I found the install experience of Windows 8 reasonably quick - about an hour in total, from a USB stick (I don't have an optical drive yet either!). Fan issues can be problematic, but usually "cool n quiet" or a fan utility can sort them out - but these are usually one time issues and, once fixed, don't intrude on the daily usage experience.
The windows cruft (clutter), gets in the way, certainly, but dammit, the sound works as it should and the video quality is pretty good when using xbmc!
Have you any ray of hope for me that the multichannel sound problems on HDMI will be resolved for ATI-based boards? Standard DVD quality DD 5.1 or DTS is working for me, but none of the uncompressed, high quality audio works. It seems to me to be down to the HDMI handshake support in the ATI fglrx driver not passing proper EDID data back to the sound drivers.
I found the install experience of Windows 8 reasonably quick - about an hour in total, from a USB stick (I don't have an optical drive yet either!). Fan issues can be problematic, but usually "cool n quiet" or a fan utility can sort them out - but these are usually one time issues and, once fixed, don't intrude on the daily usage experience.
The windows cruft (clutter), gets in the way, certainly, but dammit, the sound works as it should and the video quality is pretty good when using xbmc!
Have you any ray of hope for me that the multichannel sound problems on HDMI will be resolved for ATI-based boards? Standard DVD quality DD 5.1 or DTS is working for me, but none of the uncompressed, high quality audio works. It seems to me to be down to the HDMI handshake support in the ATI fglrx driver not passing proper EDID data back to the sound drivers.