I'm wondering if anybody has had a chance to use the integrated ALC 889A audio on their HTPC yet? It's pretty new, so far I've seen it listed for the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 and similar p35 mainboards, but it's VERY hard to get any information on the chipset. I'd like to use it, or use a different board with an ALC 888 chipset to play games and music through my pc to a Panasonic SA-XR55 Receiver through the optical s/pdif out, but will this work?? I have a few questions about it -
1. Is the ALC 889A supported in Linux through say ALSA Kernel or some other method? Or would I be stuck with XP or even Vista?
2. By outputting the signal through the optical s/pdif jack directly into my panny receiver, will that eliminate any noise that's commonly associated with using integrated audio circuits? There seems to be some controversy on this, but since the signal is digital I'd assume that eliminates any of the em noise you get through analog connections. Am I wrong in assuming that?
I hope to hear some experiences regarding this chipset, the internet is pretty dry on this subject. Even Altec's website doesn't list info on the chip! =) Thanks guys.
1. Is the ALC 889A supported in Linux through say ALSA Kernel or some other method? Or would I be stuck with XP or even Vista?
2. By outputting the signal through the optical s/pdif jack directly into my panny receiver, will that eliminate any noise that's commonly associated with using integrated audio circuits? There seems to be some controversy on this, but since the signal is digital I'd assume that eliminates any of the em noise you get through analog connections. Am I wrong in assuming that?
I hope to hear some experiences regarding this chipset, the internet is pretty dry on this subject. Even Altec's website doesn't list info on the chip! =) Thanks guys.
