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[Igor Vojnic]

Hi!

I have Tehnics receiver, but it's a bit old (sa-ax720). Anyway it
doesn't have Dolby digital decoder. So the question is: is there a way
to connect dvd player with comp. sound card and sound with receiver,
having sound card acting as Dolby digital decoder.
BTW, which sound card would you recommend for that job?
THX very much.

[Arny Krueger]

"MiNe 109" > wrote in message

> In article >,
> Igor Vojnic > wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have Tehnics receiver, but it's a bit old (sa-ax720).
>> Anyway it doesn't have Dolby digital decoder. So the
>> question is: is there a way to connect dvd player with
>> comp. sound card and sound with receiver, having sound
>> card acting as Dolby digital decoder.

There is, but I don't recommend it.

Are you trying to get more than 2 channels working?

>> BTW, which sound card would you recommend for that job?
>> THX very much.

> It would be simpler to get a dvd player with a built-in
> Dolby Digital decoder and use the analog audio
> connections, but I think your solution is possible.

Agreed.

> I'll leave specific recommendations to the experts. I see
> that many cards offer 5.1 analog outputs. The question is
> if the digital input is a good way to connect your dvd
> player.

The intent of computer sound cards with multichannel outputs is that they
would be used with software Dolby decoders, and be used only to play
recordings that are played on the computer.

IOW, you play a regular DVD on the DVD drive in your computer, and listen
through speakers connected to the computer.

[Igor Vojnic]

well thanks guys. I was lazy enough not to discover that there are
players with Dolby decoder and without amplifiers, my fault :).Thanks
once more.


Arny Krueger wrote:
> "MiNe 109" > wrote in message
>
>> In article >,
>> Igor Vojnic > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I have Tehnics receiver, but it's a bit old (sa-ax720).
>>> Anyway it doesn't have Dolby digital decoder. So the
>>> question is: is there a way to connect dvd player with
>>> comp. sound card and sound with receiver, having sound
>>> card acting as Dolby digital decoder.
>
> There is, but I don't recommend it.
>
> Are you trying to get more than 2 channels working?
>
>>> BTW, which sound card would you recommend for that job?
>>> THX very much.
>
>> It would be simpler to get a dvd player with a built-in
>> Dolby Digital decoder and use the analog audio
>> connections, but I think your solution is possible.
>
> Agreed.
>
>> I'll leave specific recommendations to the experts. I see
>> that many cards offer 5.1 analog outputs. The question is
>> if the digital input is a good way to connect your dvd
>> player.
>
> The intent of computer sound cards with multichannel outputs is that they
> would be used with software Dolby decoders, and be used only to play
> recordings that are played on the computer.
>
> IOW, you play a regular DVD on the DVD drive in your computer, and listen
> through speakers connected to the computer.
>
>