Need sound card

[gamerkila57]

are any of these good


http://www.ebay.com/itm/400303256223...84.m1438.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110872254045...9#ht_963wt_905

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350570459701...ht_2538wt_1163

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310151213238...ht_1769wt_1163

 

[clutchc]

They're all dead links.

 

[gamerkila57]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829118109

 

[clutchc]

That's a good card. What is your main purpose for it?

 

[gamerkila57]

to output dobly digital and dts 5.1 to my receiver when i watch bluray movies

 

[clutchc]

It had good reviews by satisfied owners. I really can't find fault with it. But then, I'm no audiophile. As far as doing its job and being dependable, it appears to be a very good choice.

 

[gamerkila57]

ok thx

 

[gamerk316]

Technically, if your main purpose is Dolby/DTS when watching movies off a DVD/Blu-Ray, then any soundcard with optical output will do.

If you want Dolby/DTS when doing other things that do not already have a Dolby/DTS track [games, for example], then you need a soundcard with either Dolby Digital Live or DTS-Connect support.

The Turtle Beach card will suffice for either purpose, though I note there are plenty of alternatives from ASUS and HT Omega at the sub $100 price point.

 

[gamerkila57]

no games doesn't matter just movies ?

 

[gamerk316]

If the movie already has a Dolby/DTS track, any optical output can carry the signal without issue. Even the motherboard optical output can pass through already existing Dolby/DTS audio tracks.

The reason soundcard encoding is needed, because games and other non-movie sources typically do not have a Dolby/DTS audio track. So the soundcard needs to encode to one of those formats in realtime in order to get 5.1 via optical.

 

[InvalidError]

If the output is HDMI and the receiver has HDMI, the even simpler option would be PC vidcard -> HDMI -> receiver -> HDMI -> TV.

 

[gamerkila57]

If the output is HDMI and the receiver has HDMI, the even simpler option would be PC vidcard -> HDMI -> receiver -> HDMI -> TV.

no the receiver only has optical and coaxial

 

[gamerkila57]

so would this do

http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/computer-accessories/RF-51SDCD.html