[mythtv-users] HDMI Audio Options

[jmk]

On Wed, 2014-09-17 at 00:55 +0100, Roger Siddons wrote:
> Any recent card will do HDMI audio. Just plugging it in should be  
> sufficient. However the M2NPV only has a PCIe1.0 slot, which is also  
> obsolete. Theoretically PCIe2.0 cards are compatible but I initially tried  
> a brand new GT620 and it wasn't detected. It could have been a dud card or  
> I could have a dud PCIe slot - I don't have alternative hardware to test.  
> Or maybe the board is just too old! Make sure you check it works before  
> splashing out!

I dug through my box of old parts last night and it turns out that I had
an extra card (GeForce 9500 GT / Zotac ZT-95TEH3P-HSL). I connected the
SPDIF-in on the card to the mainboard's SPDIF-out, hooked up the TV with
a DVI-to-HDMI cable, and I now have audio. 

FWIW, I just set Myth to use IEC958 and the video card passed the audio
right through. I'm pretty sure I had tested this with the onboard DVI
port and I didn't get any sound. It's too bad they hadn't connected the
SPDIF on the mainboard to the built-in DVI connector. Oh well... 

Thanks,
Joe