Advantage of sound via HDMI ?

[footman]

Well surely it would be better to have hdmi going to your amp, then the tv? or just having a good sound card like a Juli@? (not Xonar though)

The amp is a few years old now and there are no HDMI connections.

 

[AS_Platinum]

when do we expect there to be cards capable of outputting DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD via HDMI?

 

[rubberduck]

AbsenseJam

Thank you for the informative posts. You seem to know a fair bit about the pro and cons of putting together a HTPC build. I have one question. If you were putting together a HTPC now, what Motherboard, Graphics, and sound Card would you go for? I know budgets should come in to it but what would you personnaly recommend?

 

[rubberduck]

I wanted to explore this matter further and so asked on the AVforums. Here is one of the replies.


'Auzentech are currently developing a HDMI 1.3 card for DTS HD and True HD, press release is in June, Card should be released in July.

Here is the response to a ticket i raised on their site

Please do not reply to this email

Ticket Subject: HDMI X-Tension

. . . . . . . . . .

Here is the last response to your ticket:

Dear David,

Thank you for contacting Auzentech.

We are developing the Auzen X-Tension HDMI 1.3 continuously.
We will press-release in June 3th and release in July.
You will be able to get the exact specification at that time.

We appreciate your support and patience.

Sincerely, '