jalyst :
Yeah but it's not clear from that whether HD audio can be be received via HDMI (bit-stream or multi-PCM), & then processed on the PC.
And if it can...
And if it can...
gamerk316 turns out your were mistaken, apparently it can't, how freakin lame.
HD audio (typically used in DRM'd content like BD) can only be processed if it originates on the PC.
Sending Audio or A/V from a PS3 or BD player via HDMI, will only ever be allowed to pass-through.
The natives are getting restless/rude

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18314779#post18314779
But in amongst it some good explanations are made