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Old 24th October 2007, 15:14   #406  |  Link
madshi
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Originally Posted by honai View Post
Yes, but I'm not aware of any PC video/soundcard that transports 5-7 channel PCM (fed from a Windows app) over HDMI, so it's still of limited use. Last news I heard is that manufacturers won't be rolling out this feature in the mid-term because of "licensing" (read: DRM) issues.
HDMI 1.3 bitstream will not come any sooner to HTPC than multichannel PCM. So that's no argument pro TrueHD/DTS-HD. Currently FLAC has an advantage over TrueHD/DTS-HD because it's already supported on HTPC and also by many external media players, while TrueHD/DTS-HD is still difficult to decode perfectly on HTPC and is not supported by *any* external media player yet. I don't really see any argument in favor of TrueHD/DTS-HD MA, unless you want to burn movies to Blu-Ray/HD DVD disc.
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