2010-11-24, 00:21
I've done some searching on here and on google, and haven't been able to find an answer for my situation.
I'm running an older Denon HTIB for my surround. I'm limited to one digital coax input and one digital optical input on the receiver (and no HDMI inputs). As it currently stands my Xbox 360 is connected to the digital optical input on the receiver while my DirecTV DVR is connected to the digital coax input.
Originally I was using the 360 as MCE with my HTPC serving my movies and shows through MediaBrowser on Win 7 MC. I was converting all my audio streams on mkv to AC3 just to be able to play it all that way. It worked, but I hate WMC, it's just too slow and it's not exactly eye pleasing. So I put XBMC on windows since I'm using an ATI 56xx card.
My situation is this: I was looking at a cheap Diamond XS7.1 card because of the digital coax output. I'm not sure I can use a Y adapter for the two outputs into one. (Due to input voltage, resistance, etc etc). If so, then that is the much easier route for me, albeit probably not the best. I know I can use a simple A>B switch to go between the Sat and the HTPC. Works, but requires me to get off the couch each time to switch. Not exactly what I want lol.
Considering the Diamond has a coax input AND output, would it be possible to hook the DirecTV to the digital coax input on the card and then the digital coax out on the card to my receiver? Would the sound card passthrough the digital stream from the directv box to my receiver? If so, is this handled automatically by the sound card, or do I have to change some setting in software?
I'm running an older Denon HTIB for my surround. I'm limited to one digital coax input and one digital optical input on the receiver (and no HDMI inputs). As it currently stands my Xbox 360 is connected to the digital optical input on the receiver while my DirecTV DVR is connected to the digital coax input.
Originally I was using the 360 as MCE with my HTPC serving my movies and shows through MediaBrowser on Win 7 MC. I was converting all my audio streams on mkv to AC3 just to be able to play it all that way. It worked, but I hate WMC, it's just too slow and it's not exactly eye pleasing. So I put XBMC on windows since I'm using an ATI 56xx card.
My situation is this: I was looking at a cheap Diamond XS7.1 card because of the digital coax output. I'm not sure I can use a Y adapter for the two outputs into one. (Due to input voltage, resistance, etc etc). If so, then that is the much easier route for me, albeit probably not the best. I know I can use a simple A>B switch to go between the Sat and the HTPC. Works, but requires me to get off the couch each time to switch. Not exactly what I want lol.
Considering the Diamond has a coax input AND output, would it be possible to hook the DirecTV to the digital coax input on the card and then the digital coax out on the card to my receiver? Would the sound card passthrough the digital stream from the directv box to my receiver? If so, is this handled automatically by the sound card, or do I have to change some setting in software?