That's too many T's and C's that most DIYers would simply decide not to buy these boards, and all the T's and C's gone, just like that !!!!
Getting an AVR and tapping its I2S lines seems to have a much lesser number of T's and C's associated with it. Plus, you also get to keep the bells and whistles of the AVR like a decent interface, source switching, video passthrough, remote control etc. A separate processor can then handle the crossover, room EQ etc. , as already mentioned by @Reactance.
You are not a license holder and as such, a rampant sense of entitlement notwithstanding, such things are not meant for you. Being a DIYer does not confer any special status upon you. You need to get used to the idea that in the general scheme of things you have all the impact of a flea fart in a force 9 gale as far as the vendors are concerned.
A solution the more realistic have been applying since the early days of digital surround sound. There are projects here dating back to around 2004.
You don't need to be, especially when you purchase a complete product that includes everything necessary to make sound. The DIYer (even without any special status) still paid for the all the IP, licences and logos and everything right when he/she purchased such a product.
Nobody is cheating. However, people do have the right to choose not to buy something and that includes licences ...
Yes, they are indeed meant for us, and without us, nobody sells a thing ... It won't be long before an open-source implementation for ATMOS would appear (if it doesn't already exist), as it did with Dolby's AC3, DDP etc.
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/102366/01.02.01_60/ts_102366v010201p.pdf
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/103100_103199/10319002/01.02.01_60/ts_10319002v010201p.pdf
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Now, I don't understand what you mean. I would've recommended that board if it had with all the relevant licences, bundled alongwith. I'm not against ADI or any other semiconductor company, and being a designer I'm in very good terms with many of them. However, on this forum, I speak for the DIYer and the spirit of DingIY, not as a professional.
For anyone interested in ATMOS specifications,
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/103400_103499/103420/01.02.01_60/ts_103420v010201p.pdf
By using a BD-drive on a computer, it may be possible to avoid the HDMI interface altogether along with the issues.
For anyone interested in ATMOS specifications,
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/103400_103499/103420/01.02.01_60/ts_103420v010201p.pdf
By using a BD-drive on a computer, it may be possible to avoid the HDMI interface altogether along with the issues.
What is there not to understand? If you don't hold a license no legitimate outlet will sell you the board.
The observant reader would effortlessly gather that I've been talking about 'not buying the boards' right from the start. It therefore, doesn't matter if the licence needs to be purchased before or after the board.
Small volume developers could have a look at an open-source implementation:
https://github.com/VoidXH/Cavern
Note that the above gives ATMOS functions with DDP, not TrueHD or the newer AC-4 format. However, I understand that there could be significant updates, as the work is still ongoing.
Small volume developers could have a look at an open-source implementation:
https://github.com/VoidXH/Cavern
Note that the above gives ATMOS functions with DDP, not TrueHD or the newer AC-4 format. However, I understand that there could be significant updates, as the work is still ongoing.
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