Cool. I do have the S/PDIF header. Just gotta install the cable. I'll tray that and see how it sounds. Thanks!<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Adeff</b> <<a href="mailto:adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com">
adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On 6/20/07, Larry K <<a href="mailto:lunchtimelarry@gmail.com">
lunchtimelarry@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I am currently running mythtv and capturing analog content via dual<br>> PVR-250s. I use on-board nForce2 AC97 Audio, so I have to send the audio to<br>> my receiver by splitting the single output jack into RCA cables. In the
<br>> back of my mind, I have always wondered if this is hurting the sound<br>> quality, but it worked and other priorities prevailed.<br><br>Highly doubtful that the miniplug will provide substantially worse<br>audio quality considering they would both be using an on-board DAC
<br>supplied power by the noisy PC power rail. The DAC quality on the<br>Audigy may be better though, but who knows if the rest of your<br>equipment will let you hear that difference.<br><br><br>> My friend has a spare Audigy 2
6.1 (SB0240) sound card that he has offered<br>> for my use. I am wondering if it will be worth the hassle to install and<br>> configure? It has a digital output jack, so I'm thinking I might get<br>> improved audio using this. Worst case, it has analog jacks that don't have
<br>> to be split like my on-board card. This card supports 6.1 (and so does my<br>> receiver), but I wonder if any of this matters since I am capturing from a<br>> relatively crappy (compared to digital) analog cable signal.
<br><br>As Bill said, your onboard should have an S/PDIF header on it, I would<br>recommend using that and making an S/PDIF connection to your receiver.<br>The nForce2 chipset has a superior audio system to the Audigy (as do
<br>the ALC chips) because they don't convert digital to analog for<br>processing and then *back* to digital for S/PDIF like ALL the Creative<br>sound cards do. This doesn't affect AC3 or DTS, but it does affect all
<br>non AC3/DTS audio.<br><br>This will make a bigger difference in sound.<br><br>> Oh. This card also has a firewire port that I would like to try hooking up<br>> to my Motorola 6412 cable box (yeah, I know this box may be unreliable as
<br>> compared to the 6200 when it comes to firewire, but I like having the<br>> built-in DVR for HD and encrypted content), so yet another reason I am<br>> intrigued by the possibility of using this card.<br><br>
The 6412 is basically useless as a tuner for Myth because of how it<br>handles its usage of the two tuners. You could rent a 6200 box for<br>firewire recordings if you wanted. You could get along with a $20<br>firewire card as well.
<br><br>--<br>Steve<br>Before you ask, read the FAQ!<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions</a><br>then search the Wiki, and this list,
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