Archived: Insiders Thread

[bootman]

Originally Posted by Esox50

paidgeek (or some other insider, like kjack, who may already know),

I know you are not a hardware guy, but I was wondering if you could please help us (via SCEA) get the record set straight with regards to the PS3 and bitstreaming of the TrueHd and DTS-HD audio streams.

Please see the link below:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...&postcount=109

The question really boils down to whether the chip in the PS3 is capable of bitstreaming (nobody seems to know, and there's no specs posted @ silicon image re: the chip in the PS3)? There's a lot of FUD and panic going around about this and DTS-MA, so I think it's in the best interests of Sony to provide a little clarity. No timeline for possible firmware upgrade needed, just would like to know if it's possible.

If the PS3 is capable of bitstreaming, then I'd like to officially register my "vote" that SCEA provide a firmware update to enable this. I'm a little biased since I just bought a preamp w/ Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA decoding.

As always thanks.

Has any of the insiders had a chance to look into this yet?

Thanks!

[iceman]

To be continued:

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