I am planning on getting an LCD TV, 5.1 system and receiver, and am trying to solve how I'll be connecting it all.<br><br>I currently have this sound card: <a href="http://www.buildorbuy.org/images/revo-rotated.jpg">http://www.buildorbuy.org/images/revo-rotated.jpg</a><br>
<br>I was planning on connecting that to the receiver via optical, but then randomly checking I realized I could get one of these newer video cards instead: <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121397&cm_re=nvidia_430-_-14-121-397-_-Product">http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121397&cm_re=nvidia_430-_-14-121-397-_-Product</a><br>
<br>What's the state of affairs with HDMI sound in linux/alsa, would it make sense to get this type of card and just connect via HDMI for video+sound?<br>