Building a HTPC for a mate who is buying a new amplifier that will accept HDMI 1.3, and DTS-HD/Dolby HD. He has a new house with a built in seven speaker set up. I am happy with the freeview and PC build, then thought about the audio for Blu Ray. Obviously he wants the full sound deal, not downsampled. I was looking at he Auzentech X-Fi http://www.playtech.co.nz/product.php?action=showdetail&id=7998 but $450 is a little pricey.
Has anyone used an ATI 57xx or 58xx to get this working? http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770 says it works, but I can't really find anything else about it.
Also, I have trawled the forum, but have not really found a satisfacory answer to whether ATI cards are working well for freeview (deinterlacing/blockiness etc)
Anyone can help?
Cheers
Ivan