I am having issues playing TrueHD sound (Ironman) on my media center PC and I was wondering if I only needed to upgrade to PowerDVD 8 Ultra or if I had to upgrade my hardware too:
In essence I have my nVidia 8600 Card (DVI to HDMI cable) connected to my receiver and the audio connected via SPIDF to the receiver also.
My question is: In order to get multi-channel audio using a TrueHD track does PowerDVD 8 Ultra (or 9) downsample the audio to 5.1 so it can be sent via SPDIF or am I stuck with 2 channel audio since its the only other audio track (non TrueHD) on the BR?
If yes PowerDVD does not downsample TrueHD to other multichannel audio formats, What are the recommended platforms for upgrade? I have been reading up on the nVidia 9300/9400 and the Intel G45 chipsets. Would this work?
Your answers are appreciated,
Estefano