[mythtv-users] nvidia 9500GT with HDMI port
Jongi
jongitech at gmail.com
Sun Sep 6 22:53:09 UTC 2009
On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 15:46 -0500, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> 2009/9/6 Jongi <jongitech at gmail.com>:
> > http://www.leadtek.com/eng/3d_graphic/overview.asp?lineid=1&pronameid=508
> >
> > Would I be correct in thinking that the above card will not require that
> > i connect audio output to SPDIF because it has a dedicated HMDI port?
>
> Now you won't be correct.
>
> No nvidia discrete card currently has an onboard audio controller; you
> always have to use a SPDIF passthrough cable to get sound over
> HDMI/DVI
>
> If it doesn't have a passthrough connector, you won't get sound.
>
> Looking that the manual, that card uses a SPDIF passthrough connector,
> but that cable is optional...
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Thanks.
If you were to guess would you say that they have included the HDMI port
to not have to add a DVI-HDMI adapter? It seems to me that there is
little point otherwise for the HDMI port.
Although it is very likely that I am missing something.
Regards,
Jongi
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