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audiyoda · 12-31-2002, 02:00 PM

Your soundcard must offer a digital output -- the Dolby DTS or Dolby 5.1 (AC-3) Digital is encoded on the DVD. But DTS and AC-3 can only travel via a digital pipeline -- in either optical or coax form (most soundcards that offer a digital output have a coax miniplug).

-Craig

12-31-2002, 02:00 PM	#2
audiyoda Banned Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: East of Lake Michigan -- West of Lake Huron -- South of Lake Superior and North of civilization. Posts: 2,219	Your soundcard must offer a digital output -- the Dolby DTS or Dolby 5.1 (AC-3) Digital is encoded on the DVD. But DTS and AC-3 can only travel via a digital pipeline -- in either optical or coax form (most soundcards that offer a digital output have a coax miniplug). -Craig