Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
- Subject: Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
- From: Ryan Walklin <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:53:51 +1300
On 6/02/2010, at 11:50 AM, Kyle Sluder wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Ryan Walklin <email@hidden> wrote:
>> This is ideal, but does require a lot of new hardware. A TOSLINK optical connector is available on all shipping Macs.
>
> But it can't do what you want (uncompressed multichannel audio), and
> even what it can do (compressed multichannel audio) it can't do out of
> the box because you don't have an encoder for it, and getting an
> encoder involves licensing and, at least in the US, patent issues.
>
Yeah, obviously it's a compromise solution, but its a way to solve the OP's problem. HDMI audio via DisplayPort is another. Aften doesn't require licencing, but is legally grey in the US.
-Ryan _______________________________________________
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