[mythtv-users] Features of a home theater audio system

[Bill Williamson]

On 12/13/07, Ashley Bostock <abostock at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/12/2007, David Fishburn <dfishburn.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > For audio use a SPDIF bracket and connnect to you Digital out header on
> your
> > > MB. then connect this to your sound reciever. In linux set up AC3
> > > passthrough.
> >
> > For my Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard, you indicate: "use a SPDIF bracket"
> >
> > Is this something additional I need to purchase?
> > Do I have to go through ASUS to get it?
> >
> > I was just leafing through the user manual on the mobo and it has the
> > normal coloured output lines for line in, line out and mic.    It then
> > says in 6 speaker configuration:
> > Line In  -> Surround out
> > Line Out -> Front Speaker out
> > Mic -> Center / Bass
> >
> > Do I buy a special cable that takes these 3 separate lines and
> > combines them into a coaxial output that my receiver is expecting?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Dave
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> You can get the brackets off ebay...
> e.g.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-COMPUTER-MB-ACCESSORY-SPDIF-OUT-COA-OPT-4pin-SPDIF_W0QQitemZ290188922540QQihZ019QQcategoryZ3701QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
>
> Various other places sell them (including the asus store but they always
> seem to be out of stock).


You can also build one for about 20 cents.

-Get an RCA female plug
-Get an old motherboard wire header (from an old HDD LED or something)
-Ground == the outer ring of the RCA
-Solder
Optional:
-Drill a hole in an old PCI backplate (the kind you remove for PCI
cards) and mount the RCA plug
-Profit