as far as i know(and ive been in my cave for a few days looking for info)the only way to play hd is to rip it to you're hard drive,or download a hd file.i tried to use every free source player there is and non of them didnt play the hd files.then i thought hmmm........what the hell,opened up xbmc found the hd files and played em
im not 100 percent sure im seeing true 1080p,sense i cant get my ati card that high in linux,but it sure looks freaking good.
all in all,ive tried every linux,and close to all the window media software there is.i have to admit xbmc will find a permanent space in my make shift theatre room.hell maybe in the tv room too.soon ill be looking to port it with myth i found some info on it,and thank god someone made easy instructions
.im no coder,ill leave that up to threeman,and the other coding gods.(and i think its due for me to say.....Thank you Threemahn,very much.)this is the first time ive actually used ubuntu as a primary os(i always used pclinuxos),and i think you made it easy for all of us
anywho, ill get the digital sound issue this week,and pipe in to let you all know how it go's.