It can either be internal or external, must be reasonably priced ~£50 and be better than my onboard SoundMax AD1986A hi-def chip.
Note : it's for a HTPC so must be able to deal with Dolby digital decoding stuff.
It can either be internal or external, must be reasonably priced ~£50 and be better than my onboard SoundMax AD1986A hi-def chip.
Note : it's for a HTPC so must be able to deal with Dolby digital decoding stuff.
CAn you say exactly what problem you are having with your existing sound card?
This one appears to do dolby digital encoding so you can output everything to a surround amplifier if that is what you mean?
I thought outputting eg film audio into a set of surround speakers was a done deal even with onboard sound (though I use headphones myself).
Option 1: M-Audio Revolution 5.1, £66.98. Details here.
Option 2: Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4, £34. Details here.
- Another poster, from another forum.I'm commenting on an internet forum. Your facts hold no sway over me.
System as shown, plus: Microsoft Wireless mobile 4000 mouse and Logitech Illuminated keyboard.
Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones. Creative Gigaworks T40 SII. My wife. My Hexus Trust
i would have thought it would have been said. creative x-fi everytime
X-Fi cards are fairly expensive though. I think the cheapest is still £60 and that's an OEM version.
thats good for the quality
no digital out on the x-fi oem, so no good unlees you want to run a shedload of cables, or did i imagine that?
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106539/rb/21714563203
there you go. optical out. dolby digital encoding. fifteen quid
got one very happy with it. full info here :-
http://www.asound.com/ProductDetails...lass=32&ID=292
Last edited by MadduckUK; 12-09-2006 at 06:34 PM.
VodkaOriginally Posted by Ephesians
I'm not having any problem really - just annoyed that there are no regular updates to drivers for my sound chip, and I keep hearing that HTPC's benfit from discrete sound cards rather than onboard. Any tips to the contrary are welcome
Thanks for the help so far all![]()
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