x fi home theater hd sound card unboxing

Here it is, the Long awaited x-fi home theater hd sound card. Please see video # 2 the install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbXqsZxAKVs
and the final demonstration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVUBEFo0O04
I'm the first person in the world to do a live review of the card and I had it express overnighted to me via UPS. PC users watching blue ray this is the only way in the world right now to have hd sound from your pc to your receiver! There is no other way! The card retails from Azuentech for $259.00.
here is the link,
http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_hometheater_hd.php

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[yurt101]

HAHHA you blew 200 bucks on a card... eh my stereo probably sounds way better subs bump hella smooth and it hooks to my computer... no low quality at all... works great... higher quality then my friends $4000 stereo... and i paid only $700 on it...

[eperce]

@yurt101 There is no way on earth that your steroe will ever sound better than a HD sound system. it is impossible because the bandwith of the sound file can only pass via HDMI cable. You are only getting Dolby Digital whichis ok, however, let me tell you High def Audio is a world of difference. People who are set up like I am don't own a stereo, our PC is the stereo plays audio files, movies, and any file needed.

[crimsoneyes180]

I have been waiting for this for almost a year....finally this small monster is out :)...but i saw in some forums that it has compatibility issues with nvidia motherboards...is it true?

anyways thanx mate!

[eperce]

I'm unable to confirm that it is not working with a NVIDIA Mobo, but my thoughts are that it should not be an issue. Since it is the weekend I have no way of finding out. As long as you have an open PCI-E slot I don't see why it should be an issue.

[Venezuela305]

Are you getting payed by Auzentech?

Of course this is not the only way, what about the HDAV1.3? Uh? That sound-card has been out for a while now.

[eperce]

not getting paid, and I should have the hdav1.3 in a bout a week or so, there are sever limitations from what I hear about the card and from what I read,.

[sweepxcore]

@yurt101 ...we have already been able to produce that high quality through recording equipment but never been able to conveniently get it out there till now.

[sweepxcore]

@yurt101 thought i'd mention this. the proper HD Music comes out early 2012, so itunes will start selling quality way higher than MP3/AAC, Blu Audio CD's will get released probably and will sell proper WAV (or equivlent/FLAC) files. normal sound cards only do around the max of 16 bit 44.1khz sample rate sound (which is what .WAV does at its minimal CD quality) MP3/AAC is compressed and sound quality isnt as good. HD Audio does 24bit 192khz max, and sounds amazing....

[PotentChr0nic]

The ASUS Xonar is also capable of TrueHD

[yurt101]

eh i've heard a so called HD audio and just the multiple speakers... eh ok well i'll admit yes... its great for like.. a movie... or something... but when it comes to music.. then that shyts totaly not worth it at all... all i need is 2 3way speakers and a nice Kicker L7 Sub... and 2 amps one amp for speakers one amp for subs.. and a CD player... or the Radio... and i got sound as good as i need... however for movies i do understand quality is good...

[cobrajeff96]

The highlight of his life...

[crimsoneyes180]

sry bro.. dint get yu... this card has 1 input hdmi and 1 output hdmi ports.. just run dvi-hdmi cable (provided with this card) from yur graphic card to input hdmi port and HDMI-HDMI cable from output port to yur receiver... from that yur receiver will do the job. So, the only diff btwn these 2 cards is HTHD can send lossless bitstream signal directly to yur receiver whereas prelude downsamples it...check the other 2 parts of this video...hope this helps... :)