could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what?

zadops · Aug 17, 2009, 09:52 AM

could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? and how can I active it? in mine, it's blur and can only choose "Default" option

here

Robert McClelland · Aug 17, 2009, 06:00 PM

Hi you need uncheck the Ditigal in and Spdif In to get sound threw that area in the Mixer

Or may have have I/O drive hook up to your sound card do you?

zadops · Aug 18, 2009, 08:26 AM

Hi PAX

that picture I took from website, not from mine

mine is sth like this, all blur and only "Default" choice

really don't know this panel use for what

zadops · Aug 18, 2009, 09:42 AM

Hi, I have a discussion with the man, he says that in that SPDIF Input Settings, there're 3 options

Code:

1) Default
2) SPDIF Bypass
3) Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode

but there're some misunderstandings here that I don't agree with him

he says that, with the option

1) Default: that mean when you play DVD with DD/DTS sound, the media player (like PowerDVD or AC3filter) will decode them and then extract to the speaker, the sound card does no decoding here

2) SPDIF Bypass: the media player and the sound card both don't decode DD/DTS, by-pass all, that means you need the external receiver to decode

3) Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode: the media player by-pass, push all DD/DTS sound to the sound card, and here the sound card will decode them

I think he misunderstands here, because of the word "Input"

he think that "Input" here means the data from the media player go to the sound card
but with me, I think "Input" is from the device outside, connect to the sound card through the hole Digital I/O of the card

so who's right who's wrong?

sorry for my bad English :P

Robert McClelland · Aug 18, 2009, 08:27 PM

Yes The Optical Input where it comes threw is from I/O Bay drive you can't get that on your normal card. You need Drive bay to run number 3 Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode Only way get that fully working You need I/O Bay drive or sound card has Optical in and out on it. I think. You try the audigy drivers? and what OS you running?

Aug 17, 2009, 09:52 AM	#1
zadops HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? and how can I active it? in mine, it's blur and can only choose "Default" option here

Aug 17, 2009, 06:00 PM	#2
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,667 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? Hi you need uncheck the Ditigal in and Spdif In to get sound threw that area in the Mixer Or may have have I/O drive hook up to your sound card do you? __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now

Aug 18, 2009, 08:26 AM	Thread Starter #3
zadops HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Re: could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? Hi PAX that picture I took from website, not from mine mine is sth like this, all blur and only "Default" choice really don't know this panel use for what

Aug 18, 2009, 09:42 AM	Thread Starter #4
zadops HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Re: could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? Hi, I have a discussion with the man, he says that in that SPDIF Input Settings, there're 3 options Code: 1) Default 2) SPDIF Bypass 3) Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode but there're some misunderstandings here that I don't agree with him he says that, with the option 1) Default: that mean when you play DVD with DD/DTS sound, the media player (like PowerDVD or AC3filter) will decode them and then extract to the speaker, the sound card does no decoding here 2) SPDIF Bypass: the media player and the sound card both don't decode DD/DTS, by-pass all, that means you need the external receiver to decode 3) Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode: the media player by-pass, push all DD/DTS sound to the sound card, and here the sound card will decode them I think he misunderstands here, because of the word "Input" he think that "Input" here means the data from the media player go to the sound card but with me, I think "Input" is from the device outside, connect to the sound card through the hole Digital I/O of the card so who's right who's wrong? sorry for my bad English :P

Aug 18, 2009, 08:27 PM	#5
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,667 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: could anybody please tell me, the "SPDIF Input Settings" panel uses for what? Yes The Optical Input where it comes threw is from I/O Bay drive you can't get that on your normal card. You need Drive bay to run number 3 Dolby Digital/DTS SPDIF In Decode Only way get that fully working You need I/O Bay drive or sound card has Optical in and out on it. I think. You try the audigy drivers? and what OS you running? __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now