[mythtv-users] Chaintech 7nif2 and sound

[Boyd II, Willy]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Thompson [mailto:ct-myth at cthompson.com] 
>Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 11:57 AM
>To: Discussion about mythtv
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Chaintech 7nif2 and sound
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>Boyd II, Willy (wboyd at fulbright.com) wrote:
>> Thanks a lot for the info!  I looked into these boards.  
>Only problem 
>> is that none of them have the s-video connector onboard...  
>therefore 
>> taking up a valuable slot on a microatx case like the ATC-620.  At 
>> least if I had my hands on an old 7nif2, I'd have s-video and s/pdif 
>> and wasting only one slot.  And if I'm going to use a slot 
>anyway, it 
>> won't kill me to use the SB Live that I already have if I really 
>> decide to go the s/pdif route.
>
>I've decided not to care much about the SPDIF. When time comes 
>for me to actually hook myth up for full surround output, I'll 
>get one of those USB sound modules that have Alsa support, 
>such as the Creative Extigy.

A tad expensive, but a great idea nonetheless.

>
>I'm in your same situation, which is that putting an SVID port 
>in a slot isn't helpful, since my Antec Minuet case only has 
>low profile slots. So I'd have to figure out how to cut and 
>shape the full height bracket into the low height space. No thanks.
>
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>Chris Thompson
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