Anyone know about SPDIFs
23 December 2006, 12:10 PM
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Anyone know about SPDIFs
I'm thinking of building a HTPC at some point in the near future, because HD is becoming like the Betamax/VHS and +/- RW wars so I want upgradability.
That said I'm going to have a full sized tower with 3, Bluray, HD DVD and multiregion SD DVD, 5.25" drives in which gives me a problem with getting the SPDIF out to pass to my surround sound amp. Obviously each of the drives will have a SPDIF out which normally gets plugged into the soundcard SPDIF in, unfortunately soundcards only have one or, at most, two SPDIF ins.
Will the soundcard produce a SPDIF out if there are no ins plugged in? are the ins just to give you a passthrough? I'm confused
That said I'm going to have a full sized tower with 3, Bluray, HD DVD and multiregion SD DVD, 5.25" drives in which gives me a problem with getting the SPDIF out to pass to my surround sound amp. Obviously each of the drives will have a SPDIF out which normally gets plugged into the soundcard SPDIF in, unfortunately soundcards only have one or, at most, two SPDIF ins.
Will the soundcard produce a SPDIF out if there are no ins plugged in? are the ins just to give you a passthrough? I'm confused
23 December 2006, 05:35 PM
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not entirely sure what you're asking, but the best thing would be to look at a 3rd-party device to handle your digi audio signals. eg a digi switcher.
However, these are usually expensive, as they also have the TOS link (lightpipe) and AES (proper digital
)......
I also depends on how good the soundcard is as to whether or not it will generate a SPDIF signal (usually not though)
Hope this helps in some way
Dan
However, these are usually expensive, as they also have the TOS link (lightpipe) and AES (proper digital
)......I also depends on how good the soundcard is as to whether or not it will generate a SPDIF signal (usually not though)
Hope this helps in some way
Dan
24 December 2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Frosty The Snowman
Will the soundcard produce a SPDIF out if there are no ins plugged in? are the ins just to give you a passthrough? I'm confused
Afaik, spdif on the drive outputs for cd audio only?
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