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  1. 24th Nov 2004 06:46 #1
    Nilfennasion
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    And more to the point, do I actually need it?
    "It's getting to the point now when I'm with you, I no longer want to have something stuck in my eye..."
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    DVD Rom drives do NOT have SPDIF (that I have ever seen anyway).
    Some Soundcards have SPDIF.


    You only need it if you want to output raw Ac3 or DTS to an external decoder/amp

    http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213474,00.html
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    Originally Posted by Nilfennasion
    And more to the point, do I actually need it?
    Look at the back of the drive. If you find a two male pin (receptable) that says D (for data) and G (for ground) that is a SPDIF. You have to be carefull though because this SPDIF is at TTL level. You have to use a circuit to make is SPDIF standard (0.5 volt). Do not plug spdif output off the DVD-ROM straight to Receiver spdif input.

    Most of newer sound cardz however, like SBLIVE,AUDIGY, has a TTL spdif input.
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