Question about Creative X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion!

Customgamer1 · Aug 20, 2007, 04:25 AM

I just bought a very good Definitive home theater system and want to hook it up to my computer with the best possible connection. My idea is to use a optical connection from my receiverinto my receiver, but I have a question!

I was looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102014

The question I had was I see on the front connection where you mount it by a cd drive that it has a optical out.

So if I were to use that would it work as my audio out with out using anything else? And would it sound good just as good?

Thanks!

Necrosis · Aug 20, 2007, 04:46 AM

It would sound great but remember you'll be limited to stereo unless you let the HT system add surround types.

Customgamer1 · Aug 20, 2007, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

It would sound great but remember you'll be limited to stereo unless you let the HT system add surround types.

Well thats my current problem

I have it hooked up with just the standard stereo hook up now with my older sound card but I was thinking with optical it would give me the full surround sound of the PC like PC speakers get when they can use all the back inputs?

I don't want to let the receiver to fake the surround sound since thats not really the point in a game or something lol? So I guess if I can't get full 5.1 with that optical then I will not buy it...

Necrosis · Aug 20, 2007, 05:07 AM

Sorry man if you want the true gaming experience you'll have to output the analog to the receivers 5.1 analog inputs.

Customgamer1 · Aug 20, 2007, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Sorry man if you want the true gaming experience you'll have to output the analog to the receivers 5.1 analog inputs.

Well I hope you don't mind but I am a bit lost when you say analog inputs?

I have analog inputs on my receiver and use them on a different receiver for my hd-dvd player? Are those the ones you are talking about?

I am a little lost on what you mean?

Necrosis · Aug 20, 2007, 05:20 AM

Most receives include 5.1 inputs for all the channels. They should stand out pretty well if you have them.

Customgamer1 · Aug 20, 2007, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Most receives include 5.1 inputs for all the channels. They should stand out pretty well if you have them.

I do have them but don't know how you would connect it to a PC that way?

Since all the connections on the sound card are like front left and right for one, sub and center for another, Rear left and right for the other?

**dj_stick** · Aug 21, 2007, 07:11 AM

you'd need to use one 3.5 stereo jack to 2X RCA adaptor cable per stereo pair to connect up to your HT system

rYu.Gonzales · Aug 21, 2007, 02:14 PM

I got this soundcard. I connected Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 via Fibre Cable. Sound is quite nice but since i used to have Youpax Drivers i miss the Sound Advantage of them to mulitplayer games.

Any suggestion which YouPax Driver to use. Another is question is:
Im having problem trying to watch DVD with dolby digital filter. It seems there is no hardware decoder enabled on the card

Aug 20, 2007, 04:25 AM	#1
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Question about Creative X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion! I just bought a very good Definitive home theater system and want to hook it up to my computer with the best possible connection. My idea is to use a optical connection from my receiverinto my receiver, but I have a question! I was looking at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102014 The question I had was I see on the front connection where you mount it by a cd drive that it has a optical out. So if I were to use that would it work as my audio out with out using anything else? And would it sound good just as good? Thanks! __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Aug 20, 2007, 04:46 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	It would sound great but remember you'll be limited to stereo unless you let the HT system add surround types.

Aug 20, 2007, 05:07 AM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Sorry man if you want the true gaming experience you'll have to output the analog to the receivers 5.1 analog inputs.

Aug 20, 2007, 05:20 AM	#6
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Most receives include 5.1 inputs for all the channels. They should stand out pretty well if you have them.

Aug 21, 2007, 02:14 PM	#9
rYu.Gonzales DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	I got this soundcard. I connected Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 via Fibre Cable. Sound is quite nice but since i used to have Youpax Drivers i miss the Sound Advantage of them to mulitplayer games. Any suggestion which YouPax Driver to use. Another is question is: Im having problem trying to watch DVD with dolby digital filter. It seems there is no hardware decoder enabled on the card