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    M11x Digital Audio?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by phrequencyviii, Mar 8, 2010.

  1. phrequencyviii

    phrequencyviii Notebook Guru

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    Is that HDMI port only video?
     
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    HDMI sends Audio and Video.
     
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    phrequencyviii Notebook Guru

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    Well, yeah. I knew that. I was just wondering just in case. It uses the Realtek audio? Has anyone actually used it?
     
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    I've used it and it works great. I have the HDMI plugged into my Denon receiver which also acts a switch for my projector and everything works fine. The HDMI is acutally handled by an Nvidia driver not Realtek and the system recognized my reciever and listed it by name with configuration options.
     
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    phrequencyviii Notebook Guru

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    Hmmm, the 3.5 jacks aren't optical, are they? I have a Triton AX 720 that only has optical, how the heck am I going to get digital audio from the HDMI to the optical? Maybe I'll get the USB Xfi. I guess I don't NEED the optical audio, but it'd be nice.
     
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    I ended up getting an Xfi 5.1 USB for 40 something off eBay.
     
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