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For bitstreaming HD audio you need a Next Generation ION (or ION2) platform.

The Zotac ION F-Series is an ION1 platform whereas the
ZOTAC ION-ITX T Series is an ION2 platform.

I have just bought a Zotac IONITX-S-E, the box says Next Generation ION and Xorg.0.log reports GT218.
Does it support bitstreaming HD audio?
It has optical, spdif and hdmi.

Yes, the Zotac IONITX-S-E has an ION2 so you should be good for bitstreaming HD audio.

You can only bitstream HD audio via HDMI due to the high bit rate...

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Yes, I know

Just a noob-question...

Did I understand right, that only nVidia devices supports HD-Audio? So I have to buy an ION2 board? Are there any other supported boards?

Will a "ASROCK E350M1 Mini-ITX AMD A50M"-board with the on-board AMD Radeon HD6310 work?

or

Is it possible to get this with my ION F-Series and a i.e. nVidia GT430 to work?

Thanks for the answers

Greetings

You are not limited to ION but any nVidia card that supports bitstreaming. From testing on the OpenELEC forums, it appears that both the GT430 and GT520 work great so you could add either to your existing ION F-Series setup. I would recommend you look at passively cooled versions of the cards to eliminate fan noise.

Cheers!