[mythtv-users] Recommendations for New Sound Card

[Kevin Kuphal]

Michael Haan wrote:

>On 4/27/05, Lachlan McIntosh <lachlan at directions.com.au> wrote:
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>>Hi Everyone
>>
>>I'm finally sick of the ATI ITX150 onboard sound on my Jetway mainboard.
>>
>>The mainboard purportedly had everything I needed for a Myth box. TV
>>out, S/Pdif in/out etc, none of which work correctly. My recommendation
>>to anyone thinking of getting a mainboard with integrated components is
>>DON'T - unless you have LOTS (and lots) of free time.
>>
>>So I'm now looking for a PCI soundcard with S/Pid optical outputs.  I do
>>have a SB Live! Card that I have been using, this has a digital output
>>on the back of the card (but it isn't optical).
>>
>>So can anyone recommend a card that:
>>
>>1. Has S/pdif that will work out of the box with ALSA and Kernel 2.6.9.
>>2. Has S/pdif on the back of the card (so there is no need for extra
>>connectors etc - I just want the CARD in there)
>>3. WORKS!!! OUT OF THE BOX!!!! (No late nights, no recompiles, no
>>getting the latest source from CVS, no guessing as to what I have to put
>>in a config file to make the sound come out)  :)
>>
>>Any (tested?) recommendations eagerly anticipated. :)
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>I was in the same boat as you.  Got a Turtle Beach Riviera.  30
>minutes later optical SPDIF was working.  At $25 it is the no holds
>barred choice in this arena.
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I second this recommendation.  It is what I use and the easiest setup yet.

Kevin