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Dual Audio Outputs - With Internal SPDIF

I need to get a video card for a customers media center pc that has an internal SPDIF connection so i can connect his video card to the sound card and have the audio go out the HDMI to the receiver, as well as at the same time having another audio output going to the zone 2 connection on the receiver.

I would also like to stay under $100.00 for the card.

Gary Case

One sound card will not support two simultaneous outputs.

If you're going to use the SPDIF output, you'll need to use two cards, assuming both outputs need to be active simultaneously. However, you don't need to connect the SPDIF output to your video card => just set the preferred audio output to Digital Audio Output (HDMI) and the sound will be sent directly through the video card. If you set it for Digital Audio Output (SPDIF) it will go through the audio card instead.

Regardless of whether you're using HDMI audio output through the video card, or two separate audio cards, Windows can only have one default audio device, so you'll need an application that supports setting the output independently of the default Windows sound device to have two active audio outputs.

ReD-DaWg-OnE

ASKER

I don't think you understand the question.

The video card has no HDMI audio drivers built in, the sound card sends it threw the HDMI cable via a connection on the video card and the sound card that is all internal.

It is possible, it was possible with Windows XP, and from my understanding it is a limitation of the sound card.

I have read of people getting it to work with HT Omega cards, but i want a cheaper solution.

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