Arcsofts Total Media Theatre 3 to support bistreaming!

[GlocksRock]

Straight from the Arcsoft forums:

For readers of this thread, CES starts today.

ArcSoft is happy to announce support for bistreaming HD Audio on ATI 5xxx series cards.

This feature will be on display in ArcSoft's suite at CES along with a variety of other technology. If you're attending the show, you'll need to contact ArcSoft's sales/marketing group with your business or media credentials for an appointment to see a demonstration. I don't believe it will be available for walk-up viewing on the show floor.

The feature will be included in an upcoming release of the retail version of TMT3 along with similar support for bitstreaming on Intel's codename Clarkdale/Ironlake hardware.

Some of the other demos will be revealed in press releases over the coming days, but one was not scheduled for this particular item. I recieved permission to share the details today given the lack of a more official announcement.

Some media contacts are already lined up to see the full array of demos, so watch the usual places to see if any further details surface after the show gets rolling.

http://www.arcsoft.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3680&PN=20

This is great news, I can't wait for the patch and the upcoming lower end Radeon 5xxx models to come out.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

It's good to have an alternative....But, with PDVD9 working so flawlessly without a SINGLE glitch so far, I just don't even see myself installing TMT3 period.

Of course, TMT3 appears to work better for some people.

But not to me.

In fact, I have even UNINSTALLED TMT3 completely out of my HTPC.

Does TMT3 seem to work better for you than PDVD9?

 

[GlocksRock]

So far they both work equally well for me, but I like to keep my options open. I guess I'll see what works best when I get a new video card.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I can't wait for the patch and the upcoming lower end Radeon 5xxx models to come out.

The question is, how long will it REALLY take for TMT3 to release this patch?

 

[GlocksRock]

Probably not too long, I'm sure they have been working on it for a while now.

 

[itschris]

Probably not too long, I'm sure they have been working on it for a while now.

What exactly is TMT2 and PDVD9? I'm assuming they're programs that run in the background for blu-ray playback? Is that Power DVD?

 

[GlocksRock]

pdvd9 is PowerDVD 9, and TMT is Total Media Theatre, it's the software used to playback dvd and blu ray discs/files.

 

[itschris]

pdvd9 is PowerDVD 9, and TMT is Total Media Theatre, it's the software used to playback dvd and blu ray discs/files.

Gotcha. I just wanted to make sure.