Both are using the Realtek chipsets, similar like the Dvico M6600. According to the sources, those manufacturers already can bitstream HD audio in their own firmwares. The problem is Realtek does not have the license with Dolby and DTS to allow that right now. Realtek will be releasing their 2.0 SDK in Oct which has this feature enabled. This is for ACRyan and Xtreamer, not sure about Dvico though.

SDK2.0 will work on DA and DD chips.

There are a lot of licensing issues between Realtek and DTS. DA chips cannot downmix DTS, that's just 1 example.

BTW, can Dvico M6600 bitstream HD audio right now?

The "dvico" badge already costs 50% of the whole package, similar to "toyota" badge.

The HD audio passthru worked for the 1073DA chipset initially. Now they disabled it in the newer firmwares pending the SDK 2.0. Don't ask me how come like that.

AR188 so elite, should take Dvico mah. Worth to pay extra although same features but got better brandname.

Not C-180 Kompressor? (1:24 scale model)

C200 Kompressor. Vroom-vroom.

Go go C-200!!!

Basically U get what U pay for lah...

C-200 is more than 2x the price of PoHD/Xtreamer. Dune 3.0....even more

But to elites like RX and AR...sap sap water.

Whao!!! Volvo. for life

Foosh!

OT, Richard, U are the one with the super fast V40 right?

BD-lite = wannabe BD Java. Kid's play.

QED.

PWNED!!!

Only thing I know is Dvico costs 2x ACRyan but feature-wise not even close to 2x...

ACRyan are for peasants. Elites spend 2x on Dvico...

Now Dune 3.0 liao lah...so outdated wan U...

CABUTS

Foosh...so many PoHD owners/future owners here....

TS no longer own PoHD, how to be leader?

Maybe he puts his MKVs in SSDs?