Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: SPDIF-to-Analog Interface

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 02-01-2008, 11:30 PM:

A certain computer dumbass would like to hookup his laptop with a SPDIF outlet to a 5.1 analog amp system with RCA connections.

Is there such a conversion/interface device?

The laptop has a puny built-in stereo amp, that just doesn't cut it.

In the past, I've used a PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook card...but it died and was a PITA to use.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 02-01-2008, 11:49 PM:

Methinks he'd need a digital to analog converter. Can be pricy since most of those I found on google are focusing on people doing recordings.

Posted by Robert Minichino (Member # 3495) on 02-02-2008, 12:11 AM:

If the SPDIF connection is carrying a 5.1 signal, then it's AC3 (aka Dolby Digital) encoded, and you will need an AC3 decoder/surround processor. These are hard to find at reasonable prices outside of the ones built into surround receivers.

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 02-02-2008, 12:12 PM:

this might work
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[ 02-02-2008, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]