2011-01-25, 22:52
Ok, so I'm in the process of building myself a new HTPC. I am going to use Windows and a Geforce 460 card, which supports bitstreaming HD audio through hdmi.
Now, all the different versions have me a bit lost, especially now that I see DSPlayer is dead.
This is what I understand, please correct me if I'm wrong:
DSPlayer: Not being developed anylonger, so I should not count on this one.
"Regular" XBMC build: Does not support bitstreaming, however it can decode TrueHD and DTS-MA, but it will then only be 5.1 channels? (I am unsure about this one, can it do 7.1 PCM? I've read that it can pass 7.1 flac).
AudioEngine branch: Up and coming branch that will have hd bitstreaming, although in an early alpha stage so far.
https://github.com/tiben20/xbmc: The info seems scarse so far on this one, so I am not sure what to expect in terms of a timeframe for something usable.
Have I gotten the facts right?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
Now, all the different versions have me a bit lost, especially now that I see DSPlayer is dead.
This is what I understand, please correct me if I'm wrong:
DSPlayer: Not being developed anylonger, so I should not count on this one.
"Regular" XBMC build: Does not support bitstreaming, however it can decode TrueHD and DTS-MA, but it will then only be 5.1 channels? (I am unsure about this one, can it do 7.1 PCM? I've read that it can pass 7.1 flac).
AudioEngine branch: Up and coming branch that will have hd bitstreaming, although in an early alpha stage so far.
https://github.com/tiben20/xbmc: The info seems scarse so far on this one, so I am not sure what to expect in terms of a timeframe for something usable.
Have I gotten the facts right?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers.