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| Thread ID: 86823 | 2008-01-30 00:42:00 | How can I best add a S/PDIF optical out? | mattv (11815) | Press F1 |
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| 635260 | 2008-01-30 00:42:00 | Hi all you home theatre/media centre whizzes. I am looking for a relatively cheap way to connect my media centre "box" (still a work in progress) to my home theatre amp. Can anyone suggest a good sound card that has some sort of digital out? Preferably optical as I have a couple of cables for that already but can go coax if necessary. I only really need 5.1 support for now. I am running vista ultimate 32bit. | mattv (11815) | ||
| 635261 | 2008-01-30 07:06:00 | I am looking at something like this www.ascent.co.nz but am not sure about the Vista support (ie the Open AL) and would really prefer a PCI card for around the same money. Any suggestions? | mattv (11815) | ||
| 635262 | 2008-01-30 07:20:00 | I've got a Winfast 6x soundcard (PCI) with optical in/out (RCA and digital in/out). Its not installed at the mo tho. Just cant find the site, (I think its Leadtek), to see if its got drivers for Vista. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 635263 | 2008-01-30 07:25:00 | I was about to buy one of the X-fi cards for my media centre, when I went to buy one I noticed for $6 I could buy an S/PDIF optical header card for my mobo/onboard audio. Had to have a go, Shes stunning. I personally wouldn't buy old tech like a Soundblaster, Just way to old. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 635264 | 2008-01-30 07:31:00 | ive spent a bit of time trying to get the best setup with my sony home theatre and pc. at the moment im running a fatality series X-fi sound card with optical to my amp but it is onyl slightly if at all better than co-ax/optical out of any new mobo so if I was you Id buy the the cheapest pci soundcard that has an optical out, thats assuming your mobo doesnt already have optical or co-ax out. | LOWTEC (7821) | ||
| 635265 | 2008-06-12 02:21:00 | I bought the following for only $12 www.qmb.co.nz It should do the job provided your motherboard has a SPDIF terminal. |
Onky Wonky (13339) | ||
| 635266 | 2008-06-12 03:18:00 | I bought the following for only $12 www.qmb.co.nz It should do the job provided your motherboard has a SPDIF terminal. Welcome to PressF1. I hope you noticed the post before your one had a date of 30/01/2008 but perhaps not. |
Sweep (90) | ||
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