On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Timothy Stockman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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. I am naive in this arena, but wouldn't HDMI solve this problem without trying to build a new standard? Granted, current-gen Logitech devices wouldn't support it but in the future it seems like HDMI would be the easiest way to build multichannel audio support into a device like this. Ben
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