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ravneet

Discussion Starter · May 11, 2007

hi, i am very new to the whole HTPC world, and have gone thru a few posts to find solutions but to no avail...

-> i am using an rca audio cable to get audio to hts-790 reciever, but wud like to upgrade the audio quality to digital..is it possible to switch to optical eventhough the only audio out connection available on my pc is a rca analog?

is getting a sound card wid optical out the only soln. and wud it make any noticable difference when listening mp3s from pc??

also wat is the most favored sound card?

i would greatlyy appreciate any feedback from this knowledgebank of urs

thanks!

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umdivx

· #2 · May 11, 2007

unless the sound card in your PC has digital coax out, meaning single RCA cable, generally marked SPDIF, with yellow or some times orange coloring.

if your system doesn't have that audio out, then no, you'll have to get a new sound card.

Currently the sound card of choice for cheap is the Chaintech AV710, can be found online for around $20.00

- Josh

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ravneet

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 11, 2007

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Originally Posted by umdivx /forum/post/0

unless the sound card in your PC has digital coax out, meaning single RCA cable, generally marked SPDIF, with yellow or some times orange coloring.

if your system doesn't have that audio out, then no, you'll have to get a new sound card.

Currently the sound card of choice for cheap is the Chaintech AV710, can be found online for around $20.00

- Josh

thanks josh, well i looked and my laptop doesnt has digital coax, so sound card is the only soln; also the chaintech card is a pci one...i only have a laptop..wud u pls sugggest a usb card, preferrably a 7.1. thanks.

also, ur tundra setup looks awesome and inspiring!

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umdivx

· #4 · May 11, 2007

ah well you said "PC" not laptop, so that is why I recommended the chaintech. As far as USB i've got no clue.

- Josh

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Favelle

· #5 · May 11, 2007

There are tons of USB external devices that give 5.1 sound through coax or toslink (usually toslink). Also, if your laptop is new-ish, it will have an S/PDIF out in the same jack as the headphones.

For those kind of laptops, all you need it one of these:

http://www.mycableshop.ca/itemdesc.a...ic=GCTOSMINIFM

CERTAINLY a LOT cheaper than an external sound card or dongle.

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Andrew Hornfeck

· #6 · May 11, 2007

WHAT does all this SPDIF have to do with the headline, "S-video out" ???

IF you're planning to use your laptop as a HTPC you need to check the audio config and see if it has, and then ENABLE the SPDIF output. Secondly, using s-video is crap when you have VGA out. Get a decent HD monitor (Olivia has 27" from $400 and 32" around $600) and never use the s-video.

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huskerpat

· #7 · May 11, 2007

Try this for usb spdif http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/micro/home.aspx

I've got one and it works well.

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