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I will soon be upgrading to a 1080P projector with a bluray player for my htpc.
Currently my HTPC is in a different room than my theater. The only cable I ran for sound from my computer room to the theater room was a RCA Digital Coax cable for spdif output.
From what I've read I won't be able to benefit from true 7.1 HD surround sound with this setup since spdif can only handle max 5.1. First off is this correct?
Secondly, if this is true will upgrading to a blu ray player sound any better than standard dvds? I have a true 7.1 set up in my theater and I want to make the best use of it as I can.
I guess if I have to I can set up a new HTPC in my theater room but that means I have to buy a new computer, new reciever ect and is an expense I don't want.
So I guess I want to know how do I get the best sound out of my current set up and second what do I need to get true 7.1 high def sound out of my htpc if I decide to put the computer in the same room as the theater. Do they make HDMI sound cards now?
Thanks in advance
Currently my HTPC is in a different room than my theater. The only cable I ran for sound from my computer room to the theater room was a RCA Digital Coax cable for spdif output.
From what I've read I won't be able to benefit from true 7.1 HD surround sound with this setup since spdif can only handle max 5.1. First off is this correct?
Secondly, if this is true will upgrading to a blu ray player sound any better than standard dvds? I have a true 7.1 set up in my theater and I want to make the best use of it as I can.
I guess if I have to I can set up a new HTPC in my theater room but that means I have to buy a new computer, new reciever ect and is an expense I don't want.
So I guess I want to know how do I get the best sound out of my current set up and second what do I need to get true 7.1 high def sound out of my htpc if I decide to put the computer in the same room as the theater. Do they make HDMI sound cards now?
Thanks in advance