atrocity;294724 Wrote: > Even if the hardware could deal with the signal, there's no way to > output it: S/PDIF lacks the necessary bandwidth. True, the S/PDIF standard does not define 5.1, however Alesis is able to pack 8 channels (24 bit X 48 Khz) of uncompressed audio onto Toslink (they call it "lightpipe"). A consumer standard IS possible, but given the "mood" of the industry, not very probable in the near future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAT_Lightpipe -- Timothy Stockman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy Stockman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43025 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
