[mythtv-users] First ION desktop officially announced - AcerAspireRevo

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Mark Wormgoor <mark at wormgoor.com> wrote:
>> 2009/4/8 Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> Here are the basic specs:
>>>
>>>   * Ion GPU, Atom CPU N230
>>>   * Size: 180x1870x30mm
>>>   * Up to 4GB pg DDR2–800 (dual channel)
>>>   * Up to 250GB of storage
>>>   * VGA, HDMI, eSata
>>>   * 4x USB 2.0
>>>   * 4:1 Flash card reader
>>
>> one more without S/PDIF ... 7.1 over hdmi??? and the TV has stereo or
>> some kind of hybrid surround...
>
> With the image handling delays of current LCD's, it's probably better to
> connect all your sources to your TV via HDMI and then output the sound from
> your TV to your stereo, so I don't think it's a major issue. At least it has
> "Outstanding 1080p HD video with true-fidelity 7.1 audio" according to the
> press release.

Are you saying your TV will pass the digital audio stream through to
your amplifier?