5.1 output........Please HELP ! ! !

[VideoEditingIndia]

So do I have to buy an internal card for 5.1?

No, you need a Card that support CMSS-3D or Dolby ProLogic to enjoy surround sound from Stereo Music.

 

[ajayritik]

One of my friends has a laptop to which he wants to connect his home theater system. How can he do this? At another friend's place I saw him using an external sound card from creative. How much would this card cost and does this card help our purpose?

 

[VideoEditingIndia]

If the laptop has 5.1 analog output then there is no need of a USB Sound card. You can use software technologies like SRS, ProLogic, Neo to simulate/derive 5.1 surround from stereo.


Otherwise you can buy any USB 5.1 Soundcard with CMSS/2 or ProLogic II for surround sound. Creative cost you around 4k.

 

[ajayritik]

No, you need a Card that support CMSS-3D or Dolby ProLogic to enjoy surround sound from Stereo Music.

How much would this card cost me?

 

[VideoEditingIndia]

All the basic creative cards have CMSS and some Audigys have CMSS2 while the new X-FI cards have CMSS-3D. The new Asus cards have ProLogic IIx.

You can choose anything depending on your budget from 2000-20000

But remember, you dont need any of tease stereo upmix facilities, if you are watching 5.1 Dloby digitsl/DTS Movies only. They will come into action only for pure stereo/mono music. But they never come close to real 5.1 source.

Also remember, I never like tease upmix technologies and still love to listen pure stereo from my two active front speakers.

 

[ajayritik]

All the basic creative cards have CMSS and some Audigys have CMSS2 while the new X-FI cards have CMSS-3D. The new Asus cards have ProLogic IIx.

You can choose anything depending on your budget from 2000-20000

But remember, you dont need any of tease stereo upmix facilities, if you are watching 5.1 Dloby digitsl/DTS Movies only. They will come into action only for pure stereo/mono music. But they never come close to real 5.1 source.

Also remember, I never like tease upmix technologies and still love to listen pure stereo from my two active front speakers.

Dude is it possible for me to check if I can connect physically the 5.1 speakers to my PC leave alone whether I get the great quality or not. If you can check the posts above some of the guys have mentioned that I can connect it.

 

[rhitwick]

First, for a 5.1 speaker u'l only have three cords.
on general conception/color coding:
Green: Center
Black:Rear
Orange:Front

Connect this way and u'l set up ur 5.1 audio system.

/in ur case u say, its only three ports out there. I guess one is green (its for woofer out/speaker out)
Orange/pink (its for Line in/Mic) Sky Blue(its for Line out)

Check them and check ur MOBO manual about the ports.