Xonar HDAV1.3 The one we've been waiting for

[prerich]

The Xonar HDAV1.3 has been tested at Computex2008 and it can Bitstream to your receiver via hdmi! It will come with a new version of TMT (Total Media Theatre). Here's a link about it http://www.legitreviews.com/news/4874/ You can also read about it on the Asus site. I can't wait for this one - If its out before Father's Day - that's my present!!!!

[maxmcleod]

i was reading about it this morning
im stoked...
just hope it hits the stores soon

I was just about to do the analog 7.1 setup to get my HD decoding, but now I think im going to wait, to save cables

[prerich]

Originally Posted by maxmcleod

i was reading about it this morning
im stoked...
just hope it hits the stores soon

I was just about to do the analog 7.1 setup to get my HD decoding, but now I think im going to wait, to save cables

Just found out, the card will be available in mid-July! After Father's Day but right before my birthday - early present!!!! This is a no brainer for me! Oh for those who wonder - the card accepts a loop back from the video card's hdmi/dvi cable (you plug you video cards hdmi output into the Soundcards hdmi's input and the go out of the soundcard for combinded HDMI audio and video). It will bitstream to the receiver. If you prefer analog outs - theres a daughter card that will do the analog outs via RCA and it maintains its 120db S/N ratio! This card is the bomb!!!!

[kjacobs03]

Anyone know a price range for it?

[prerich]

Originally Posted by kjacobs03

Anyone know a price range for it?

It's going to be in the $200 price range - the daughter card (if you go for the deluxe model) will have changeable amps and DACs so you can customize it!!!

[rarredoa]

Originally Posted by prerich

It's going to be in the $200 price range - the daughter card (if you go for the deluxe model) will have changeable amps and DACs so you can customize it!!!

Sounds like the PC will now have ALL the sound options available. I will still keep my analog sound card though, i can't imagine there being an audible difference, unless DOWNSAMPLING DTS-HD MA REALLY DOES occur with PowerDVD 8 (not really sure, if anyone knows, please let me know). If there IS downsampling then this new card should eliminate this problem since the receiver is decoding, right? By the way does this card have burr-brown DAC's as stock DAC's?

Wouldn't the blu-ray player software have to be capable of bitstreaming the HD codecs?