The Successor to AC'97: Intel High Definition Audio

Posted by michael on Sunday January 18, 2004 @07:42AM from the hear-hear dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A few days back Intel announced the name to its previously dubbed 'Azalia' next-generation audio specification due out by midyear, under royalty-free license terms. The Intel High Definition Audio solution will have increased bandwidth that allows for 192 kHz, 32-bit, multi-channel audio and uses Dolby Pro Logic IIx technology 'which delivers the most natural, seamless and immersing 7.1 surround listening experience from any native 2-channel source'. The architecture is designed on the same cost-sensitive principles as AC'97 and will allow for improved audio usage and stability."

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Initial reaction by Firehawke · 2004-01-18 07:46 · Score: 5, Insightful

The very first thing I thought when I saw the article itself was, "Please don't let this be as bad as AC'97."

Don't get me wrong, AC97 is cheap, but it really dragged on the CPUs of the timeframe it came out. This one looks like it might be a shot at the Creative Labs end of the market, but with cheaper components (meaning most likely CPU-based)

I'm sure it'll be on pretty much every board before too long-- well, the non-nForce ones, anyway.