Hello all,
In reading HTPC guides I have seen mention of bit-streaming audio over hdmi. Am I correct in that this essentially means connecting your HTPC via HDMI to a stereo receiver and letting the stereo receiver do the conversion of the audio signal to the correct format?
If yes, then how about if you wanted/needed to connect your HTPC to a stereo receiver via optical? Do you lose that bit-streaming capability?
Looking at something like this motherboard...
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/GRYPHON_Z87/#overview
It has an HDMI and an optical.
My receiver does not have an hdmi input. I would think that I could connect the HDMI to my TV (old Sony 65" 1080i, no hdmi) and the Optical to my stereo receiver.
Is that not how it works or is that not a workable solution?
Thanks,
blue.sticky
In reading HTPC guides I have seen mention of bit-streaming audio over hdmi. Am I correct in that this essentially means connecting your HTPC via HDMI to a stereo receiver and letting the stereo receiver do the conversion of the audio signal to the correct format?
If yes, then how about if you wanted/needed to connect your HTPC to a stereo receiver via optical? Do you lose that bit-streaming capability?
Looking at something like this motherboard...
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/GRYPHON_Z87/#overview
It has an HDMI and an optical.
My receiver does not have an hdmi input. I would think that I could connect the HDMI to my TV (old Sony 65" 1080i, no hdmi) and the Optical to my stereo receiver.
Is that not how it works or is that not a workable solution?
Thanks,
blue.sticky