[mythtv-users] Sound card

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:32 AM, Mike Perkins
<mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Mitch Gore wrote:
>  > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Brian Wallen <bwallen at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  >> I'm looking into getting the HD PVR (assuming it will work with
>  >> mythtv) and was wondering what would be a good sound card to use with
>  >> it. My myth box currently has 2 channel sound on the motherboard. What
>  >> would be a good card to get to add 7.1 surround sound?
>  >> _______________________________________________
>  >>
>  >
>  > Your 2-channel will work just fine if running to a TV with only 2 speakers.
>  > If you are running to a A/V receiver with 5.1 speakers you most likely have
>  > a digital out header on your motherboard.  You can use this along with a
>  > SPDIF bracket to run to your receiver to get your Dobly Digital.
>  >
>  I think he is talking about *input* ie capture, not output. A digital "out"
>  header on the motherboard ain't going to help.
>

Why would he be worried about input?  The HD-PVR has a digital audio
input on it.