WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray finally supports TrueHD and DTS-HD
By Ben Drawbaugh 
posted Mar 18th 2008 6:30AM
posted Mar 18th 2008 6:30AM
The format that some say isn't done, just got one step closer for those with media PCs, as the latest version of WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray -- despite the new name, HD DVD is still supported -- finally includes support for the latest audio codecs Blu-ray has to offer. But improved audio support isn't all it has to offer, as BonusView is now supported, as well as support for the latest HD video camera codec, AVCHD. We had a chance to play around with it early, but unfortunately we weren't able to unlock TrueHD or DTS-HD -- still waiting to hear back from support. We also had a few HDCP errors despite the fact that PowerDVD plays just fine with our Radeon 2600HD video card. Either way, maybe you'll have better luck, and it'll only cost you $99 to find out -- or $69 if you are upgrading.**Update** Thanks to support we got TrueHD and DTS-HD working by messing with the sound card settings, but the HDCP issue is still bugging us.
I'm so amazingly pedantic I know.
I have a couple of Corel programs in Plus editions, and I think the product here isn't 'WinDVD 9 plus Blu-ray', more 'WinDVD 9 Plus - Blu-Ray (Edition)'.
Josh,
Thanks, but all the press information that was sent to us, doesn't include the (edition) part.
Hardware accelerated MKV support?
Too bad there is no PC hardware that can output TrueHD or DTS-HD over a digital connection. The only only way to do it is over HDMI, and all of the current HDMI solutions only output 5.1 PCM. Hopefully there will soon be a high-bandwidth HDMI audio interface to take advantage of this.
True, but you can use a audio card with 6-channel out to connect to just about any AV/R. Or at least in theory, we couldn't get it to work.
G35 and (soon) G45 Intel mobos are working for some people to output high res audio over the onboard HDMI.
Better solutions have been announced by nVidia (8200 and 8300 mobo chipsets) with hardware accellerated video and full hig res audio off their HDMI port.
I read that Asus is due to release a card that takes a video only HDMI in and overlays the HD audio to output a single HDMI with sound and video.
search the main engadget page.
The Asus Xonar Cards make no mention of supporting Dolby True HD or DTS HD. They just pass 5.1 PCM data the way current SPDIF / Optical digital ports do:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/28/asus-shows-off-hdmi-equipped-xonar-dx-and-xonar-av1-sound-cards/
You're actually trolling on your own forum? Your shameless stabs at page hits no longer surprise me.
"The format that some say isn't done,"
Obviously flame bait since the owners of the format say that it isn't done. Shameless.
http://www.auzentech.com/site/company/press.php
Oh so very soon Carlton Bale. Its a comin.
Dolby True HD and DTS HD support from Auzentech - the holy grail for HTCP audio! I hope this becomes a reality in the near future. . .
Hopefully it's better than the nightmare experience I had with PowerDVD and an xbox360 drive a year and a half ago.
Asus's upcoming HDMI Xonar card will have HD codec capability according to Anandtech and Co who visited their booth at CeBIT 2008:
http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=3252&p=6