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Old 12-19-2006, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by mattymorning View Post
I was thinking of getting this but have a question. If Microsoft releases an HDMI cable, will the 360 HD-DVD player then be capable of TrueHD sound support? Asked another way, what types of connections are required for support of the new surround formats...and, does this player support any now or plan to in the future.

(I know much has been written about MS possibly adding an HDMI cable in the near future...and, I suspect that will happen. Just wondering if that solves the new surround support or if other connections are needed.)

To support TrueHD you need the following:

-HDMI
-Analog 5.1/7.1 outputs

XBOX 360 will decode the TrueHD stream and then encodes the signal in DD 5.1 (soon to be DTS).

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