Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[MSI intros new motherboard with True Blu-ray audio support]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/03/msi-intros-new-motherboard-with-true-blu-ray-audio-support/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/03/msi-intros-new-motherboard-with-true-blu-ray-audio-support/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/03/msi-intros-new-motherboard-with-true-blu-ray-audio-support/#commentsMSI X58 Pro-E motherboardIf you're building out your own HTPC rig, add the new MSI X58 Pro-E motherboard to the list of contenders for your dollars. The board packs an Intel X58 Northbridge / ICH10R Southbridge combo alongside Realtek ALC889 audio to deliver "True Blu-ray" audio. It's not terribly clear exactly how the marketing-speak plays out, but between the 24-bit, 192kHz audio specs and our cynical selves, we'd wager that this is all about sending Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA downstream via LPCM rather than bitstream. All things considered, that's not a bad way to go (and not without precedent), but we'd really like bitstreaming support for HTPCs that's a little more streamlined than the current offerings; we want to see the fancy logos we paid for in our receivers light up, after all!

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