> I'm planning on building a mythtv system. I have a receiver and > speakers already setup. I have some questions about connecting a sound > card to the receiver and which sound card will work best for my setup.
I use a basic Sound Blaster Live Player 5.1. with jack SPDIF output. You don't need expansive cards if you use pass through. > > Does the spdif/optical only pass through dvd audio so I would need to > hook up my analog outputs to the receiver somehow to get pcm sound? For me : MythTV (liveTV & recorded programs) ok with ALSA:spdif option (setup->general, not in the dropdown list) Dvd : ok with Xine : 3 options to change in the cfg file (set pass through & alsa:spdif for alsa_a52 option for 5.1 sound and stereo sound) Divx : I use Xine, so it's ok (divx with 5.1 ac3 sound it's great!). Don't manage with mplayer Mythmusic & games use analog sound. I think with a good .asoundrc for games, and the last cvs version of mythmusic (it use now mythtv sound lib) you can do it. > My main point of confusion is what sort of features i need on the > soundcard to achieve what I want above. The chaintech is only $25 and > it has a digital output. Is that enough? The audigy seems like it > might be overkill since I just want the soundcard to pass the audio > straight through. I heard the intel high definition audio can sample > everything up to dd. Would that simplify my life? Make sure these sound cards work with alsa and spif/optical out PS : with alsa 1.0.6 : no sound in Xine, I try Alsa cvs last week : all ok, great!
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