[mythtv-users] Digital Out on Sound Blaster Live! Card

[Jarod Wilson]

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On Tuesday 24 February 2004 10:34 pm, Nate Thompson wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone in here knew of a cable that would convert the
> minijack digital out found on the back of a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 card
> (orange jack near the top of the card) into a optical SPDIF cable that can
> be plugged into a receiver. I did a search on a couple websites, but they
> were using a digital coax cable and mentioned that there was a difference
> in the amount of voltage sent out, which could potentially damage your
> receiver. I am hoping to use this card in my MythTV box I am currently
> building so that I will be able to output AC3 signals once I install my
> pcHDTV card.

Try this page on for size:

http://www.audioauthority.com/consumer.html

They've got a coax to optical converter, but it ain't cheap.

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