Well my idea is to make a neat little htpc with a blu-ray player for my girlfriend. The biggest thing I don't really understand is what audio options I have with an htpc (never built one). Should the sound transfer over the hdmi link from the mobo to the tv or would I have to use SPIDF from the mobo to a receiver?
I'm looking at getting this board, which has integrated HDMI and SPIDF.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500029
Doing sound through HDMI would rock, she really would like sound to just come through the tv to keep it simple, and of course not having to go buy a speaker system with a receiver that has SPIDF would keep some money in my pocket.
I'm looking at getting this board, which has integrated HDMI and SPIDF.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500029
Doing sound through HDMI would rock, she really would like sound to just come through the tv to keep it simple, and of course not having to go buy a speaker system with a receiver that has SPIDF would keep some money in my pocket.