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surround sound from computer
Name: lexmarkexpress Date: May 22, 2006 at 07:03:17 Pacific OS: Win xp Media Edition CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon Product: custom
Comment:
Hi! I want to link my surrouns sound system up to my computer and have done it via a standard cable but as expected the sound was in stereo, i was wandering if there was a way i could make it 5:1 or surround, I have a unimodem, speddcom sound modem. Sorry i dont know its exact name but it does say its a full duplex audio device if that helps. Can anyone give me advice for software/drivers i can download or will I have to buy a surround-sound, sound card. Thanks
Name: Kurt S Date: May 22, 2006 at 07:58:59 Pacific
Reply:
Full duplex means it can record and playback at the same time, it has nothing to do with surround.
You will need to purchase a sound card that can do suround audio. It will need to have a digital RCA connector or a optical coax connector for DTS and AC3 (Dolby 5.1) surround
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Response Number 2
Name: lexmarkexpress Date: May 27, 2006 at 11:16:56 Pacific
Reply:
Hi! thanks very much for advice will buy one as soon as.
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