The current trend of sound cards is the support for multichannel LPCM at full resolution and Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD MA bitstream over HDMI with a proper protected audio path. What is Creative doing? It seems that Creative has no interest in HTPC.
Creative X-Fi PCIe 1x Fatality Titanium -- Onboard DD5.1/DTS decoding!
yes, for all you people waiting for the Auzentech's Prelude X-Fi 7.1 -- there's better news:
Creative's own X-Fi Fatality PCIe Titanium! It has both dolby digital live encoding, (basically everything that the Auzentech has) plus more! Optical input will make this sound card act like a digital receiver to decode both DD5.1 and DTS audio streams straight from your PC! Got a PS3 and using your high def monitor to play? No problem! Plug an optical cable from your ps3 to your X-Fi Fatality Titanium and you get the FULL benefits! Yes.. I'm a sad owner of the Auzentech's Prelude 7.1, and the poor tech support, and driver issues, makes me wanna sell it for the creative card. Not only that, Creative Drivers WILL NOT WORK with the Auzentech!
The Auzentech IS a great card, but with drivers not even equalling HALF of the capabilities of a Creative card, it's just not worth the $200 retail price for it.
Creative's own X-Fi Fatality PCIe Titanium! It has both dolby digital live encoding, (basically everything that the Auzentech has) plus more! Optical input will make this sound card act like a digital receiver to decode both DD5.1 and DTS audio streams straight from your PC! Got a PS3 and using your high def monitor to play? No problem! Plug an optical cable from your ps3 to your X-Fi Fatality Titanium and you get the FULL benefits! Yes.. I'm a sad owner of the Auzentech's Prelude 7.1, and the poor tech support, and driver issues, makes me wanna sell it for the creative card. Not only that, Creative Drivers WILL NOT WORK with the Auzentech!
The Auzentech IS a great card, but with drivers not even equalling HALF of the capabilities of a Creative card, it's just not worth the $200 retail price for it.
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the xfi does PCM does it not? The player software sets the limits with it. If player software decoded surround formats and if it didn't nerf it to 16/48 PCM the Xfi could play it in its full glory.
Honestly, I think paying a premium for a HDMI soundcard isn't the best use of my money. For a Blu-Ray HTPC, it's something I would use in my bedroom instead of a TV, and with my Logitech Z-5300s it will fit the bill just fine.
Honestly, I think paying a premium for a HDMI soundcard isn't the best use of my money. For a Blu-Ray HTPC, it's something I would use in my bedroom instead of a TV, and with my Logitech Z-5300s it will fit the bill just fine.
Owners of Creative sound cards have been asking that question for years now.
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Originally Posted by renethx /forum/post/14120739
...What is Creative doing? It seems that Creative has no interest in HTPC.
Owners of Creative sound cards have been asking that question for years now.
HDMI is not really about sound quality more so about copy protection and many people seem to realize this. Sound card can output at insane quality of [email protected] kHz now without HDMI anyway.
If it has the ability to decode digital in from an optical input then re-encode to DD 5.1/7.1 then that could come in handy.
Right now I use a little app called Audiorepeater and I go from the digital out on my Cable box to old Creative Extigy digital in which decodes the audio, then I output the sound from the Extigy through my X-Meridian re-encoded on the fly to DD 5.1 so all channels are 5.1.
If that card can do the same all by itself then it would at least make a nice dedicated cable/sat audio card.
Right now I use a little app called Audiorepeater and I go from the digital out on my Cable box to old Creative Extigy digital in which decodes the audio, then I output the sound from the Extigy through my X-Meridian re-encoded on the fly to DD 5.1 so all channels are 5.1.
If that card can do the same all by itself then it would at least make a nice dedicated cable/sat audio card.
What are you talking about? I OWN a X-Fi Titanium and it DOES NOT decode DD or DTS. This was the only reason why I bought it and it turns out, it doesn't have it. Creative products are now just as good (or even worse) than onboard sound. It doesn't even do SPDIF passthrough.
Not everyone wants that. I've got an Anthem AVM-20 to do my DD and DTS decoding.
I'd pay a premium just to NOT have Creative drivers.
No everyone want's to listen to Blu-ray on computer speakers.
However lots (most) SSP's can't apply bass managment, room correction/eq, surround processing to analog inputs. Also there's the issues of extra ADC/DAC conversions.
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Originally Posted by finbarqs /forum/post/14119629
yes, for all you people waiting for the Auzentech's Prelude X-Fi 7.1 -- there's better news:
Creative's own X-Fi Fatality PCIe Titanium! It has both dolby digital live encoding, (basically everything that the Auzentech has) plus more! Optical input will make this sound card act like a digital receiver to decode both DD5.1 and DTS audio streams straight from your PC! Got a PS3 and using your high def monitor to play? No problem! Plug an optical cable from your ps3 to your X-Fi Fatality Titanium and you get the FULL benefits! Yes.. I'm a sad owner of the Auzentech's Prelude 7.1, and the poor tech support, and driver issues, makes me wanna sell it for the creative card. Not only that, Creative Drivers WILL NOT WORK with the Auzentech!
Not everyone wants that. I've got an Anthem AVM-20 to do my DD and DTS decoding.
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The Auzentech IS a great card, but with drivers not even equalling HALF of the capabilities of a Creative card, it's just not worth the $200 retail price for it.
I'd pay a premium just to NOT have Creative drivers.
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Originally Posted by steven975 /forum/post/14120898
the xfi does PCM does it not? The player software sets the limits with it. If player software decoded surround formats and if it didn't nerf it to 16/48 PCM the Xfi could play it in its full glory.
Honestly, I think paying a premium for a HDMI soundcard isn't the best use of my money. For a Blu-Ray HTPC, it's something I would use in my bedroom instead of a TV, and with my Logitech Z-5300s it will fit the bill just fine.
No everyone want's to listen to Blu-ray on computer speakers.
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Originally Posted by Neve /forum/post/14124805
Sound card can output at insane quality of [email protected] kHz now without HDMI anyway.
However lots (most) SSP's can't apply bass managment, room correction/eq, surround processing to analog inputs. Also there's the issues of extra ADC/DAC conversions.
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