2012-03-30, 13:49
(2012-03-30, 13:08)fritsch Wrote: @abudabi:
it means: If someone wants to go to windows, I won`t stop him to do so.
I tried windows myself approx 4 weeks ago. I wanted to see what will work better with my Fusion system and guess what: I came back :-)
I have been trying Windows 8 with my Fusion system (MSI E350AI-E45) using the PVR branch from margro (with MediaPortal TV server) and I found that my multichannel PCM files (audio ripped from my DVDA collection at 96kHz and 192kHz) played wonderfully well over HDMI - something that I have not been able to do at all (except as 48kHz downmixed stereo) on openelec over HDMI. Video performance is excellent also - no issues with HD TV viewing/recording or with my collection of DVD-ISOs upscaled to 1080p. I don't have Blu-ray requirements at the moment, but certainly the driver support for ATI (particularly for audio on HDMI) seems to be a lot more capable that that on the linux platform. As well as that, my system will now suspend reliably and wake reliably for TV recordings on schedule. If only I didn't have all that MS Windows clutter it would be perfect
If I found a method for getting proper multichannel PCM working for ATI video/audio on a linux platform, I would be back in a heartbeat. Blu-ray with DD TruHD and DTS-MA support would be a "nice to have" for some element of future-proofing.
I'd be interested in knowing what downside of the windows experience made you come back?