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    Sound card 7.1?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nt1, Nov 18, 2010.

  1. nt1

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    Does the M17x r2 mobo have 7.1 sound support? I know the jacks are 5.1 and am able to use 5.1 sound but will it work for 7.1?
     
    nt1, Nov 18, 2010
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    Uhm, afaik the HDMI port should give out 7.1...
     
    Grimfan, Nov 18, 2010
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    Are you saying I think? I never heard of a headset that uses HDMI. There are 7.1 headsets out there. They use the normal plugs or usb.

    Anyone know for sure?
     
    nt1, Nov 18, 2010
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    M17x as long as I know, supports stereo, quadraphonic, and 5.1 out sound through 3.5 mm jack. And HDMI supports dolby digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. There is no build in 7.1 sound in M17x, but you can always get an external sound card, Express card maybe.
     
    tyranus7, Nov 18, 2010
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    HDMI does support 8 channel (7.1) audio, however I believe the onboard sound card can only process 5.1 audio. Specifically the R2 uses HDMI 1.3c
     
    Lozz, Nov 19, 2010
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    Razer Megalodon? It comes with its own sound card.
     
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    I thought you were joking at first, but sure enough.. lol it has it's own USB sound card. That's insane lol, and $150 is a fantstic price if it's half-decent.
     
    Lozz, Nov 19, 2010
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    The Razer Megalodon is great. Just bought it last week!
    I am totally happy with it. But the "virtual" surround is not that good. so for musik and stereo-movies use the stereo-feature.

    For normal use i have the X-fi 5.1 usb which gives a decent audio-output.

    MfG
     
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    No i didn't say "think", i said afaik and what i read about the Mobility HD5870 which supports 7.1 through HDMI. :p

    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 GPU Specifications

     
    Grimfan, Nov 19, 2010
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