I'm looking to record 5.1 from TOSLINK from my Sky+HD box. I've got a spare PCIe slot and a spare PCI slot. The PCIe slot is right next to my graphics card so it can't stick out too far on the rear. I'd rather go for PCIe because when I eventually replace the machine, the new one probably won't have PCI.
I've been looking at the OEM Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-Express but I'm not sure it'll record the 5.1 via optical and that's the only thing I really need. The crappy writeup on Wikipedia is also off-putting. Analogue quality is a nice to have but budget is more important.
What would y'all recommend for me?
I've been looking at the OEM Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-Express but I'm not sure it'll record the 5.1 via optical and that's the only thing I really need. The crappy writeup on Wikipedia is also off-putting. Analogue quality is a nice to have but budget is more important.
What would y'all recommend for me?
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