On 4/27/05, Lachlan McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone > > I'm finally sick of the ATI ITX150 onboard sound on my Jetway mainboard. > > The mainboard purportedly had everything I needed for a Myth box. TV > out, S/Pdif in/out etc, none of which work correctly. My recommendation > to anyone thinking of getting a mainboard with integrated components is > DON'T - unless you have LOTS (and lots) of free time. > > So I'm now looking for a PCI soundcard with S/Pid optical outputs. I do > have a SB Live! Card that I have been using, this has a digital output > on the back of the card (but it isn't optical). > > So can anyone recommend a card that: > > 1. Has S/pdif that will work out of the box with ALSA and Kernel 2.6.9. > 2. Has S/pdif on the back of the card (so there is no need for extra > connectors etc - I just want the CARD in there) > 3. WORKS!!! OUT OF THE BOX!!!! (No late nights, no recompiles, no > getting the latest source from CVS, no guessing as to what I have to put > in a config file to make the sound come out) :) > > Any (tested?) recommendations eagerly anticipated. :) > > Thanks > > Lachlan McIntosh > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > >
I was in the same boat as you. Got a Turtle Beach Riviera. 30 minutes later optical SPDIF was working. At $25 it is the no holds barred choice in this arena. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users