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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    Just installed XBMC one word SWEET! Ok mind is made. If I could just get Netflix and Chrome to run on XBMC so I dont have to shut it down and pull it up manually in Windows I would be speachless :)
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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    Does this mean VLC now supports bitstream? http://www.videolan.org/developers/bitstream.html Thank you Sean and Matt, looks like I will be giving XMBC a go to check it out.
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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    What software do you use to bitstream? I was planning on using a wireless kb with mousepad and just use VLC player to play the movie I wanted. I need to learn what and how to bitstream so I will look it up but if you have an easy explanation I would appreciate it.
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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    Thanks for the advice, does the onboard audio chipset of the motherboard have anything to do with the hdmi? or if the AVR does the decoding does it simply not matter what the onboard audio does?
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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    Great! Thank you for all the information. Lets say I bought a new AVR with HDMI and then did the HTPC to AVR via HDMI then AVR to TV via HDMI, would it matter if the HTPC has only 6 channel audio to get 7.1? My main question would probably be does the "6 channel audio" affect the output of the...
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    Question about building HTPC and Audio setup & HTPC Advice

    Ok so looking to build a cheap file server basically that can play videos at 1080p without stutter. I have a slim case and PSU that I am going to use so just going to buy CPU/MOBO, Ram and HD. My question is with how the audio works, lets say I have a video that I rip so I can store it on my...
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