Anyone know if any bd players used in computers support hd audio?

I was wondering since the alienware pc i just ordered has bdre with a 7.1 sound card that supports uncompressed sound. I could not find the info on the bdre , except that it's made by lg. I need to know if it outputs and decodes dolby true hd and dts hdma.

I also have a 32" samsung lcdtv with 2 hdmi's and a vga,since my new comp has dual dvi's can you tell me if a dvi to hdmi cable will work with my tv?

If this works the way i'm hoping i can get rid of my sony 300 bd player and use my computer to get full 7.1 hd sound from my current receiver without having to upgrade.

I know i'm asking for a lot, but i'd be much appreciated if anyone could help me.

Thanks:hithere:

mea culpa.

It depends on your sound card. It's hard to furnish any information about the player without a model number. Contact Alienware/Dell to find the model number then further assistance can be rendered.

To the best of my knowledge, there are currently no HW solutions for decoding lossless codecs on a PC. If there were, it would most likely be found in a sound card or GPU, not drive. Decoding DTSHD MA and TrueHD is done in the SW domain, with players such as Cyberlink's PowerDVD Ultra. There are others.

DVI->HDMI should work for video, as long as everything in the chain is HDCP compliant. However, DVI does not carry audio so, you would still need a way to transport audio signals from the PC to an AVR. Since you don't have an HDMI 1.3 output on the PC, decoding would need to be done in SW and output via multichannel analog from PC to AVR.

I've found that getting multichannel audio out of a PC can be a little tricky, depending on settings in the OS and SW player you're running. One general statement that can be made is that lossless codecs will not pass over SPDIF. Which brings us back to, HDMI 1.3 (with AVR decoding) or multichannel analog outs (with SW decoding) for DTSHD MA/TrueHD.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my post.

I found on alienware that the bdre player comes with powerdvd ultra which does state it does have dts ma-hd and TrueHD

My sound card is Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ High Definition 7.1 . It seems to have 4 mini connectors and
3 are used with an optional cable that that has 8 rca connectors that go to my multi-channel inputs on my receiver. It appears i should be able to get the hd audio in 7.1 without a new receiver or new standalone player.

Now i just need to be able to get the picture to my tv using the dvi and will be all set.

Allin4greeN, It seems you're correct, it is via software.

Last thing,

I still would like to hear from someone who is using their computers dvi input to play on their hdtv using a straight dvi to hdmi cable . I use my sammy 32" lcd as my dvd,avi player so that i can use my computers monitor for work.

Thanks again.

Couple of things... Check the version of PDVD that comes with the PC. Most of the OEM versions (packaged with drives and PC's) only support 2 channel stereo output. So, even if it can decode the lossless codecs, it won't output them in 5/6/7.1 channels. It's Cyberlink's way of handicapping SW so that you purchase an upgrade to the retail version. An AVR could matrix 2 channel but, it kinda defeats the purpose... The latest version of PDVD retail is 7.3.3730.

If you're using DVI->HDMI, your set is probably limited to accepting the following resolutions over that input; 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i signals. You'd probably get the best results using 1280x720@60Hz, if that's the case.

I use VGA in my set-up to take advantage of 1:1 pixel mapping with my set's native res, 1366x768@60Hz. I believe your HDTV has the same native res so, if VGA is an output option on your PC, you might try it to compare results with DVI->HDMI.

Couple of things... Check the version of PDVD that comes with the PC. Most of the OEM versions (packaged with drives and PC's) only support 2 channel stereo output. So, even if it can decode the lossless codecs, it won't output them in 5/6/7.1 channels. It's Cyberlink's way of handicapping SW so that you purchase an upgrade to the retail version. An AVR could matrix 2 channel but, it kinda defeats the purpose... The latest version of PDVD retail is 7.3.3730.

If you're using DVI->HDMI, your set is probably limited to accepting the following resolutions over that input; 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i signals. You'd probably get the best results using 1280x720@60Hz, if that's the case.

I use VGA in my set-up to take advantage of 1:1 pixel mapping with my set's native res, 1366x768@60Hz. I believe your HDTV has the same native res so, if VGA is an output option on your PC, you might try it to compare results with DVI->HDMI.



I hope that's not true with my new computer.I would upgrade if the powerdvd that comes with my computer does not have it. With my current sony s300 i cannot get truehd or dts hd ma, so it is worth it so i can eliminate my standalone.


Unfortunately my new computer only has dual dvi's.

Thanks again Allin4greeN

I hope that's not true with my new computer.I would upgrade if the powerdvd that comes with my computer does not have it. With my current sony s300 i cannot get truehd or dts hd ma, so it is worth it so i can eliminate my standalone.


Unfortunately my new computer only has dual dvi's.

Thanks again Allin4greeN

That's correct the Sony does not have the on-board decoders necessary. You could buy a receiver that does like the Onkyo model 05 line that have the decoders in them. But as for your new computer, the same holds true, the sound card and/or motherboard needs to have the decoders for this to work.