[mythtv-users] LP PCI Audio recommendations?
Brian Phillips
brian.phillips at gmx.net
Thu Mar 12 21:33:06 UTC 2009
Travis Tabbal wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Shawn Flynn <sflynn1 at rogers.com>
> wrote:
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> That was my first thought as well, but alas I have been unable to
> find an spdif header on this Dell Optiplex motherboard. Even if I
> did find one, I'm looking for _optical_ digital out. All the header
> cables I've seen for a reasonable price are coax only.
>
>
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> I bought the parts but haven't built this yet:
>
> http://www.epanorama.net/documents/audio/spdif.html
>
> About 80% of the way down, there is a simple circuit to convert the
> header pins on the motherboard to an optical connection. A couple
> resistors, a cap, and a transmitter module that's really just an LED
> with a nice plug housing.
>
> None of that helps you if you lack the header pins on the motherboard
> and know what pin is what, but it might help others.
Or, there's this already-built module:
http://www.svideo.com/coaxtoslink1.html
Downsides: requires it's own power supply.
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