You are (edit: almost) correct Tom. Its so damned confusing!! I rechecked the table in the AVS forum link i gave above and it will only bitstream DD and DTS over HDMI.
Edit: The 4 series ATI cards will do downconverted 16 bit 5.1 and 7.1 LPCM [sometimes]. You really need to read the table in the link I gave you. Downconversion is forced when PAP is not present.
THe Xonar is the only one cable HD solution. From what I read last night, the Xonar has its own driver related (read HDCP/PAP) issues.
I am quite certain that the Studios don't want anybody playing anything on their PC... ever. You don't even see any product anouncements for future support of PAP (protected audio path).
Last edited by fredk; 05/27/09 11:45 PM.
