There are also known issues with spdif ports and Bluray, specifically
getting any tru-hd or dts-hd decoded.
Spdif Is not considered a protected channel for drm and thus the pc
might end up downgrading the signal.
-------
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation
Sent from my iPhone
On 25-Mar-09, at 7:01 PM, "James Maki" <[email protected]> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: James Maki
Is HDMI ready for prime time?
Just a quick update on some of the things I have found out about
HDMI audio.
First, the Yamaha receiver I purchased (and MANY others) does not
utilize
the HDMI audio signal at all! It only passes it on to the HDTV. This
seems
like a real waste since most HDTVs only process STEREO sound. I
found in the
manual that to have the receiver process the audio, you need to use
either
RCA cables, digital optical or digital coax cables. What is the point?
Second, as Anthony mentioned, there are known issues with; 1)
Comcast cable
boxes, and, 2) ATI video cards with HDMI ports. They advertise dolby
7.1
sound, but I was surprised at the number of people complaining that
they
cannot get it to work at all.
Lastly, I have a suspicion that my HDTV cannot process the HDMI audio
signal. So far, I have been unable to get any sound even with direct
HDMI
connections, from my PC, cable box, or DVD player. I guess I will
just go
back to the SPDIF connections.
Jim Maki
[email protected]
