2011-10-09, 10:13
barca888 Wrote:Thanks for the advice.
I feel like I'm 85% there, but I still can't get TrueHD for some reason when I'm watching Blu-Rays.
I have a GT430 and I followed the instructions explicitly above...but whenever I try playing any Blu-Rays, it decodes it as DTS, which isn't bad, but I'd like to experience TrueHD on my new HTPC.
Are there any other steps than on the document listed above in order to get this working?
Thanks for your time...
Are you sure your GT430 supports hd audio?
Previously I had the gtx460 and it worked great with dtshd, truehd etc and then I upgraded to the gtx580 and I got really disappointed. Only certain (currently fermi) chips support hd audio. I returned the gtx580 and bought HD6990 which supports hd audio. All latest ati cards do support hd audio and it is clearly stated in their description unlike nvidia. You won't really know what nvidia card supports hd audio until you do some digging on the Internet. You will hardly find any info regarding hd audio on nvidia website and if you do find it, it won't be very clear.
So please confirm by using software like powerdvd 11.
Also I presume you have windows 7: right click on the speaker icon in tray and go to output devices, then double click on your hdmi output device (your AVR/TV whatever) and in supported formats check that dtshd and truehd is on the list.
If it isn't, you're stuck and if it is try using powerdvd 11.
Also make sure your AVR is set up properly. In most cases when a cinema filter/enhancer/whatever_else is turned on, dts/dd core is used instead of the main dtshd/truehd stream.