How to get lossless audio from the PC? - Blu-ray Forum

Happy_Evil_Dude · 07-22-2011, 01:48 PM

Hey everybody,

I'm going to buy a proper surround sound system to hook up to my PC before sales end on tuesday. Right now, I only have my Panasonic stereo plugged in, so am only getting 2.0 sound, and obviously am looking to get into some of that lossless audio action by buying a system that will deliver Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA.

The thing is, I know that when blu-ray was still at its nascent stage and the first PC drives came about, there was basically no way to get lossless audio from a PC, but haven't really been following, so have things evolved since then?

My PC is an HP p6035 with a Core2 Quad CPU running at 2.33 GHz with 4 Gbs of RAM and a NVIDIA GT120 graphics card whose sole HDMI port connects it to my 24" Hyundai W240D monitor. The motherboard has jack ports for a full surround sound system. I'm currently still running on Vista but I have 7, and plan to switch in the near future.

It is my understanding that lossless sound, be it from Dolby, DTS or simple PCM, can only be carried over an HDMI cable. So, could someone help me figure out if I can get HD sound and how? I'd ask the guys at the store, but they're clueless about this sort of thing.

07-22-2011, 01:48 PM	#1
Happy_Evil_Dude Senior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:138 Blu-ray reviews:3	How to get lossless audio from the PC? Hey everybody, I'm going to buy a proper surround sound system to hook up to my PC before sales end on tuesday. Right now, I only have my Panasonic stereo plugged in, so am only getting 2.0 sound, and obviously am looking to get into some of that lossless audio action by buying a system that will deliver Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. The thing is, I know that when blu-ray was still at its nascent stage and the first PC drives came about, there was basically no way to get lossless audio from a PC, but haven't really been following, so have things evolved since then? My PC is an HP p6035 with a Core2 Quad CPU running at 2.33 GHz with 4 Gbs of RAM and a NVIDIA GT120 graphics card whose sole HDMI port connects it to my 24" Hyundai W240D monitor. The motherboard has jack ports for a full surround sound system. I'm currently still running on Vista but I have 7, and plan to switch in the near future. It is my understanding that lossless sound, be it from Dolby, DTS or simple PCM, can only be carried over an HDMI cable. So, could someone help me figure out if I can get HD sound and how? I'd ask the guys at the store, but they're clueless about this sort of thing.

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