S/PDIF can do two-channel uncompressed PCM or compressed 5.1/7.1 audio, which is used in the DTS audio codec. However, S/PDIF cannot support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, which is what HDMI can.
S/PDIF can do two-channel uncompressed PCM or compressed 5.1/7.1 audio, which is used in the DTS audio codec. However, S/PDIF cannot support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, which is what HDMI can.