Sound Card Or HDMI Output
alexkam87
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Question  2012-01-11, 22:50
Hello,
I have AVR with 5.1 surround system, i have Sound Card HT OMEGA CLARO
and AMD Radeon HD 6790 so what is better for 5.1 surround system ?

Sound Card Or HDMI Output ?

(Only for 5.1 i know thet HDMI Output will give me 7.1 but i dont need it)

And Who of them is better for the picture quality for XBMC ?
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thethirdnut
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2012-01-12, 06:52
If your amp accepts the 5.1 codecs – assuming yes – soundcard is obsolete. Hdmi will handle everything digitally, soundcard just complicates things.
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DDDamian
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2012-01-12, 07:20
^^^ this ^^^ feel free to do a listen test, but really, the ATI is all you need.
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