[mythtv-users] Sound card

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Thu Apr 10 14:58:41 UTC 2008


On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Brian Wallen <bwallen at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > 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.
>  >  >
>  >
>  >  I was talking about output. I plan on hooking my frontend up to a
>  >  surround sound receiver, and I didn't know if there was a certain card
>  >  that worked well with myth and linux.
>  >
>  >
>
>  FWIW, the Turtle Beach Riviera "Just Works" and has a built-in optical output.

but check your motherboard for a SPDIF header pin (will be a 2 pin or
3 pin plug and should have "SPDIF" printed next to it, or check the
manual if you have it) first, if its got one already no reason to
waste a PCI slot/extra power/etc.

-- 
Steve
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