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lugas
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Hi!
I have Asrock MB with N3700 and also experience issue with no-audio HD passthroudh. The newest driver still does not provide this functionality.
However I'm thinking about practical differences between encoding HD audio by software and by AVR. My AVR is able to decode all formats but is it really necessary? Can you hear the differences between this and encoding HD audio by kodi software and sending it to AVR as PCM?
I would like to avoid a migration to linux but if you think the sound quality is noticeably better when using passthrough and let AVR encoding audio I'll think about it.
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fritsch
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Just try yourself - but some linux from usb stick.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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2015-11-02, 18:36
(This post was last modified: 2015-11-02, 18:36 by fritsch.)
No - the driver does not support it ... that's long known and the intel windows driver devs don't care to fix it. you will see - booting linux will resolve it.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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fritsch
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That means: they have no clue :-)
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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lugas
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Hi fritsch!
Thanks you for your replay. However because I'm quite new here I'm afraid I do not understant correctly your answer -sorry for that but could you write few more words?
What do you mean by "Desktop"? What is the difference between the standard Ubuntu 15.10 and OE 6.0-fritsch edition / Jarvis testing builds? I need the "normal" Ubuntu with X, desktop, web browser because if I consider replacing windows with linux I need to run some other stuff on the machine.
Do you suggest to forward my issue to "Linux and Live support"?
Thanks in advanced!
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2015-11-03, 23:53
(This post was last modified: 2015-11-03, 23:54 by lugas.)
Not sure if ask here or create new thread but can you advice any x environment for this situation? I cannot install ubuntu-desktop package as I destroy audio setup. What else more advanced than already installed openbox can I use?
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I am now the proud owner of the 3150 version and I want to install the OpenElec Fritsch version onto a USB stick to run along side Windows 10 for needed for other systems.
Is there an easy way to select between OpenElec and Windows 10 on boot? Is there way to select the OS using a keyboard shortcut?
The primary boot device will probably be set to the SSD with Windows 10 on.
Thanks in advance.
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If you have openelec on a USB stick. you can set in the bios the order or F12 on start to choose each time.