[mythtv-users] PSA regarding passthrough HDMI connections (specifically palit)

[Phill Wiggin]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Bill Williamson <bill at bbqninja.com> wrote:

> This is a palit fanless card with passthrough:
> http://www.megaprice.it/images/Palit_9500GT_512.jpg
>
>
> They give you a nice little cable to plug from your mobo audio into a
> little white jack on the video card to get audio passthrough for hdmi.
>  Take a look at that image... and the more noticable jack that you
> might plug your motherboard audio into.
>
> Now look at their same card WITH a fan:
> http://www.palit.biz/product/vga/picture/Bp00732-pic3.jpg
>
> Oh.... that's not audio in, that's fan power out :(
> They have used the EXACT same connector plug for the unused fan jack
> and the audio input jack.  Putting 5v to the signal pin of your
> motherboard's digital audio is not a good thing :(   They do NOT mark
> the audio port well, and do not mark the fan port at ALL.  So watch
> what you're plugging into!
>
> One motherboard poorer, one lesson in life richer.
>

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. =\
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