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Sunday, August 9, 2009

795GX and DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD

According to Turkish hardware site Donanimhaber.com, AMD will probably launch new chipset called 795GX in next weeks. The site mentioned that 795GX has higher igp core frequency than 785G, supports Crossfire X likes 790GX and also use SB750 southbridge. (Source: http://www.donanimhaber.com/AMD_795GX_yonga_setini_de_kullanima_sunabilir-15157.htm)

But my concern is, would this new chip support DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD on your PC? At this moment, The Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 is the world’s only solution capable of providing bit-to-bit exact lossless Blu-Ray audio output—without any down sampling to DVD quality—allowing users to enjoy next generation audio enhancements such as DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus on the PC. The Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 also supports most Video Graphics Cards on the market, allowing delivery of both video and audio outputs through a single HDMI cable. (Source:http://www.guru3d.com/news/asus-xonar-hdav13-with-dolby-truehd-bitstream-bluray-/)

To me, 795GX is nothing great if it can't support DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD, and the Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 is damn too expensive for any average user. I think the ideal bargain would be an entry-level PCI-E card for example the ATI 4xxx series with the support of DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD passthrough, I will definitely grab one if such thing available on the market.
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