Scott,
My suggestions are inline.............below.At 15:04 03/28/2008 -0400, you
wrote:
Just picked up a sale dell (q6600) that is going to be doing some HTPC
duty, and I would like to add a decent soundcard which can do 5.1/7.1
digital out to my receiver. Any suggestions for a decent card that
would be an upgrade over the integrated audio? I don't care TOO much
about uber-quality or audiophile stuff :)
For 5:1.. I'd suggest the Philips Acoustic Edge
For 7:1.. I just do not know! Maybe something Creative
Also as an aside, the dell has Vista home premium--my first experience
with Vista. Can't say I'm terribly impressed (shocking, I know). Those
authorization popups really do get tiresome but so far my biggest
complaint is that I'm having a lot of trouble finding stuff in the
control panel! Likewise, for a quadcore w/2gb ram, doing my initial
uninstall of dell crap and install of firefox, itunes, etc, sure to
seemed to drag at times.
Hope I don't regret getting Vista!!
Hope your trip is a good one. Me? No way....
Best,
Duncan
