XBMC Live & dts-ma / Dolby True HD

OK so I just started over, wiped out my machine and installed a fresh copy of XBMCFreak's realease of XBMCbuntu 12.04 with pre-Frodo (mid August release) on my Zotac Zbox HD!D34BR which has an Atom Ion in it which supposedly CANNOT bitstream DTSMA or DolbyTrueHD... but it IS. My receiver is detecting it and it is showing on the receiver's display. How is this even possible? the sound is not 100% as it cuts out every 20 or so seconds but it IS working. Go figure.

The Zotac ZBOX HD ID34BR is a next generation ION (also ION2) box. So it CAN bitstream HD Audio

Look at the specs of this box at the zotac homepage

http://www.zotac.com/index.php?page=shop...mid=100170

Cheers

This is awesome but like I said, the sound is dropping out every 20 or so seconds. Is this a common problem?

(2012-08-21 23:49)jz1276 Wrote:  This is awesome but like I said, the sound is dropping out every 20 or so seconds. Is this a common problem?

i've never noticed it that frequently, but yes there are dropouts with hd audio.

Hi mate have you seen this thread? This guy has it working by the sounds of it, might be ion2 but could relate?

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=134252&page=12

I'm about to get a new amp and I have ion2 machine so looks like it will work. All over the internet it says about ion2 not supporting hd audio... Nearly bought a ati, lucky someone told me linux hd audio isnt supported on them!

For all answers....

Take a look at the first post from "Linux AudioEngine testers"-thread:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=128298

Cheers

(2012-08-21 23:49)jz1276 Wrote:  This is awesome but like I said, the sound is dropping out every 20 or so seconds. Is this a common problem?

Remember, the build you are using is still in beta stage. It's going to have problems. This is why when you experience issues, you should report them on the "Linux AudioEngine testers" thread linked above. The devs may want logs and steps taken to reproduce the problems, or it may be a resolved issue.

(2012-08-22 16:41)pumkinut Wrote:  

(2012-08-21 23:49)jz1276 Wrote:  This is awesome but like I said, the sound is dropping out every 20 or so seconds. Is this a common problem?

Remember, the build you are using is still in beta stage. It's going to have problems. This is why when you experience issues, you should report them on the "Linux AudioEngine testers" thread linked above. The devs may want logs and steps taken to reproduce the problems, or it may be a resolved issue.

Will do. Thanks.

FYI I jut chekced the "sync audio to playback" option and for some reason no more audio drop outs with HD audio.