FLAC is a lossless codec and from my personal testing in my HT (your results may vary) it sounded better than normal DD or DTS and almost as good as Tru-HD.
The real bonus is that it drops the filesize by several hundred MB at least, sometimes more. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net>wrote: > :So how do you get tru-hd or dts-hd from a set top blu-ray player? > > I get mine over HDMI. You can also get it over multi-channel analog if your > player has those and your receiver has the inputs. > I've done both and obviously HDMI is better since you get both video and > sound with one cable, instead of 7. and tru-hd and dts-hd are vastly better > than that compressed crap. > > > James Maki wrote: > >> Isn't DRM just grand! It doesn't really protect the material, just makes >> it >> difficult for us to use it, to enjoy what we pay for. >> >> So how do you get tru-hd or dts-hd from a set top blu-ray player? The HDMI >> receiver passes it on to the HDTV (which is stereo). Can't use the SPDIF >> without it degrading the quality. What other options are we left with to >> process the sound? This just keeps getting better and better! >> >> Jim Maki >> jwm_maill...@comcast.net >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Brian Weeden >>> >>> >> >> >>> There are also known issues with spdif ports and Bluray, specifically >>> getting any tru-hd or dts-hd decoded. >>> >>> Spdif Is not considered a protected channel for drm and thus the pc >>> might end up downgrading the signal. >>> >>> ------- >>> Brian Weeden >>> Technical Consultant >>> Secure World Foundation >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
