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More info?)
I wasn't aware of the digital input problem, what a shame!
I will just use have to use my external soundcard from my other computer
when I need the spdif in I guess.
Thanks for the info
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
news:nospam-0807040438540001@192.168.1.177...
> In article <40ecec9f$1@news.comindico.com.au>, "Jibba"
> <jibba80@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how I can get the "optional" SPDIF IN/OUT connector in
> > Australia for a A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo?
> > I asked two computer stores and they both said that they can't get these
> > optional extras from ASUS! What's with that?
> > Any help appreciated.
>
> Save your money. I have yet to see a posting from anyone who
> has got the SPDIF-in to work. My theory is there is something
> wrong with the ALC650 input, not being biased properly by the
> Asus adapter, or the ALC650 needs a higher amplitude signal.
> In any case, no one has posted back any success stories.
>
> Buying a separate sound card with SPDIF on it might be another
> solution, then use that for SPDIF-in. It would be better to
> use SPDIF-out from the Nforce2 chipset, because it has that
> AC3 encoder on it, and that is a rare find from a hardware
> perspective. (At least from a digital perspective - if you
> are happy with analog sound connections to an external sound
> system, then a separate sound card could do analog out
> and SPDIF-in for you.)
>
> Too bad Asus didn't just put the SPDIF-in connector on the
> motherboard.
>
> HTH,
> Paul
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