I've heard that some video recorders used for computers will accept a hdmi signal (direct from your console) then export it via hdmi to your monitor and allow you to play through your speakers (so you could use the 3.5mm jacks to go to your amp) they are expensive though however since they are made for "high end" audio what did you expect? http //collections/processors/products/umc200 this is pretty much similar to a receiver but without an amplifier. This could also be a 5.1 processor which is what you mentioned before. i think some older cards like this http /support it however they might not support the latest formats. however, these are hard to find anymore (some people blame DRM). This can be either external like this one (cant vouche for the quality of this particular one though) http /or this one http /or a soundcard with optical inputs which support 5.1 over optical. I find it suprising that you didnt think of this since you're into hifi and pcs.īut what you're looking for is basically a DAC.
#Dts decoder hdmi Pc
What would I need to make my PC a working digital audio decoder, using external sources? Seems odd that it should be so hard to find this in 2014, but oh well.Īll help would be greatly appreciated! Hope you made it through all that text. So in a way what it is is an integrated balanced 2-channel HiFi amp, that plays in the league of the pros, but it's also with the press of a button a very competent 5-channel amp, without any digital processing.īut enough of that, there are others who want analogue surround solutions for different reasons, so I know I'm not completely alone in this. And the ability to switch between unbalanced 5 channel mode and fully balanced 2-channel using the remote control. The manufacturer then had a genius idea (that never caught on with others) to add one more extra power amp, and 5.1 analogue inputs. So in balanced 2-ch mode, there are 4 power-amps in use.
Balanced meaning, to simplify this, that it separates the signal all the way, effectively doubling the components in the amp. If you need to know why I have to have analogue 5.1, it's pretty simple, my amp is not a home-cinema receiver, but rather a complex balanced stereo-amp, in pretty much the upper HiFi segment. So I'd rather invest in my PC for this as well. And computers are a lot more flexible and easier to adapt to new technologies, be it a new connector or audio format. Dedicated home cinema surround-processors are awesome, and do exactly what I need, but they are very expensive, since they are almost always high-end, and many times cost as much or more than the flagship surround-receivers.
#Dts decoder hdmi software
Seems a few older Sound Blasters and a few other sound cards may support decoding, but I still haven't seen any solid answers as to what will work, and without loads of tweaking with different software and stuff, without severe lag in the audio-stream. Now, I have an optical input on my Creative Sound Blaster Z, but that only supports stereo audio, and can't decode DD/DTS. So:ĭD/DTS - Optical - PC/Decoder - Analogue 5.1 RCA or 3,5 mm - Amp - Speakers. Then into my analogue 5.1 input on my amp, and onto my speakers. Decode the signal, and get the surround outputted via preferably RCA connectors, but 3,5 mm jacks would also work. Into either some dedicated decoder, or into an optical input on my PC. Not sure here if I need PCM, or only AC3? This over an optical cable. I want to take a digital surround audio stream, either Dolby Digital or DTS (needs to support both, and work with the newer HD-formats) from for example an Xbox or TV-box. I'm also good at my PC-stuff, been building my own for many years, and am just as interested in that.Īnyhow, firstly, what I'm trying to do, and I can explain why I want to do this in just this way later: That would also be strange in this case, since I've been into HiFi and home-cinema audio for over ten years, and like the technical side of it. Either it seems I'm trying to do something that no-one else in the world has ever wanted to do before, which would be pretty weird, considering what it is, or the answer must be so obviously simple that I'm completely missing something. I've been searching the internets for answers to my questions for some time now, but all my findings have been very inconclusive.
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