5.1 dolby digital output

Trifid · 17 Jun 2006 at 13:54

For a start, is there any that can do this? Send a Dolby Digital signal to my 5.1 home theatre surround sound via opticle, that will work with games that have 5.1 output like CS:S and BF2?

I think that the HDA Digital X-Mystique 7.1 does it, but slightly pricey (looking at one in the 'you know place'.) Can you confirm this will do it? Is it any good?

Thanks, Trif.

Trifid · 17 Jun 2006 at 19:15

As well as gaming it will be used for listening to music (Everything is converted from iTunes format to MP3 via a burnt disk, as well as CD's that have been imported into MP3) but I have wanted 5.1 for a while for games.

Do you think it will be a bad idea getting the HDA X-Mystique for gaming?

(I am not too clued up on the EAX, how much of a difference will it make?)

Trifid · 17 Jun 2006 at 21:12

I can not live with dull sound.

It seems kind of stupid to have a second 5.1 system in the room, but I know the Creatives are better cards. It will have to wait to get a 5.1 and a nice sound card till late/after summer. I suppose it is the better thing to do though...

Trifid · 17 Jun 2006 at 22:44

Well, what is the best sound card, for say £60? Will it be noticeably better than intergrated on a NF4 board? Otherwise I will spend the money on better speakers than I would have done.