[mythtv-users] advice on sound card S/PDIF

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 20 May 2010 21:25, Nicola Bortolotti <bortolotti.nicola at gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you think about
> Sound Card PCI 5.1 Optical Out S/PDIF RF-51SDCD NEW?
> Is this card linux supported? I ask the customer about shipping cost to Italy...
> Regards,
>     Nicola

Hi.

I wouldn't worry too much about the quality of an audio card when it
comes to digital audio...

Just take one that is known to be supported in linux ; you won't
notice a difference in audio quality between one or another.

Are you sure your motherboard doesn't have a SPDIF output ?
Often they have a 3 pins connector on the motherboard which is SPDIF out...

I haven't seen a motherboard without a spdif port in almost 5 years...