Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 4.1 (i plan on getting a receiver, new sub, and center channel)
Projected Mobo: P4R800-VM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-150&depa=1
Accessories: Asus AV/S Bracket (for the S-Video Out)
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-211&depa=1
for now i'm going to connect my HTPC to my PC's audigy 2 platinum (using either RCA or SPDIF). however, when i upgrade my speaker system, i want to get 5.1 [for movies, not games] from my HTPC to my receiver to my speakers.
is the SPDIF in the mobo capable of 5.1 or are all SPDIF's inherently capable of 5.1? is SPDIF patented so that only Sony and Panasonic receivers have it?
what alternative ways are there for sending surround sound from a HTPC to a receiver? Keep in mind that i want to keep this in a small case (size is an issue, no Audigies) Are there optical out/in PCI cards?
sorry if many of these questions have been asked before. i've searched the forum and didn't find everything that i need. plus i just want to make sure when money is involved.
Projected Mobo: P4R800-VM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-150&depa=1
Accessories: Asus AV/S Bracket (for the S-Video Out)
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-211&depa=1
for now i'm going to connect my HTPC to my PC's audigy 2 platinum (using either RCA or SPDIF). however, when i upgrade my speaker system, i want to get 5.1 [for movies, not games] from my HTPC to my receiver to my speakers.
is the SPDIF in the mobo capable of 5.1 or are all SPDIF's inherently capable of 5.1? is SPDIF patented so that only Sony and Panasonic receivers have it?
what alternative ways are there for sending surround sound from a HTPC to a receiver? Keep in mind that i want to keep this in a small case (size is an issue, no Audigies) Are there optical out/in PCI cards?
sorry if many of these questions have been asked before. i've searched the forum and didn't find everything that i need. plus i just want to make sure when money is involved.