software vs hardware issue

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on February 3, 2008 at 20:39:40

In Reply to: The PS3 has done wonders for audio in my HT system posted by Jazz Inmate on February 3, 2008 at 14:20:07:

There are some people who believe that the HDMI 1.3 chip in the PS3 will some day be able to bitstream the advanced codecs: I'm not one of them. The design parameters of that chip (HDMI transmitter), which were released by Silicon Image, clearly do not include the bitstreaming of the advanced audio codecs: the later HDMI chip produced by Silicon Image, however, clearly spells out advanced audio codec bitstream capabilities.

DTS-HD Master Audio would be a firmware upgrade to the PS3, such that it would decode in software (the way the PS3 handles all audio) rather than a dedicated SoC (hardware) solution. The resulting multichannel PCM from the decode, up to 7.1 channels, would then be sent via HDMI to the receiver. I don't see DTS-HD Master Audio coming until after the PS3 is "officially" upgraded to Profile 2.0 status (probably Q2).

Since the PS3 is more-or-less Profile 2.0 right now, I don't see why SCEA can't include DTS-HD Master Audio in the next firmware update (provided the software decode version is available at that time).

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My my...another one of those garbage-mouthed black-and-white people. - jeffreybehr 13:52:00 02/06/08 (1)

no different than your post above - Joe Murphy Jr 23:50:00 02/06/08 (0)

if you can wait - Joe Murphy Jr 13:03:13 02/03/08 (4)

The PS3 has done wonders for audio in my HT system - Jazz Inmate 14:20:07 02/03/08 (3)

software vs hardware issue - Joe Murphy Jr 20:39:40 02/03/08 (2)

Would be nice for the DTS HD MA update to come soon - Jazz Inmate 21:20:35 02/03/08 (1)

But, you said not decoding DTS-HD MA was a non-issue (nt) - Jack G 15:08:57 02/05/08 (0)

Sounds a little bit naughty - hope you behave yourself? ........[nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 07:40:14 02/03/08 (0)

Have Fun. (nt) - Jack G 07:00:02 02/03/08 (0)

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software vs hardware issue - Joe Murphy Jr 20:39:40 02/03/08 (2)

Would be nice for the DTS HD MA update to come soon - Jazz Inmate 21:20:35 02/03/08 (1)

But, you said not decoding DTS-HD MA was a non-issue (nt) - Jack G 15:08:57 02/05/08 (0)

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