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If you are only going to be using your sound card as a pass thru to your reciever using the digital coax then a top of the line 7.1 is a little expensive for what you need. You can pick up a Creative Soundblaster Audigy 5.1 for a lot less and it will do everything you need. I've been using one...

Yes, I looked into that and finally traced down the specifications on the drive. It turns out that many of the Pioneer DVD-ROMs in Sony computers are analog only. They will pass the Dolby Pro-Logic signal but not a digital. Tom

It turns out that the DVD ROM in my computer will not pass through a digital audio signal. I would like one that has an SPDIF cable connection for going straight to the sound card. I already have a CD/RW so I don't need a combo. Any recomendations on tried and tested units? Thanks

[you need to connect the digital out on your dvd-rom to the digital in on your sound card.] Jeff, That's the problem. There is no connection for a digital out on the dvd-rom. [W2k allows you to set digital audio for the drive without an additional connection, if your drive supports it...

Need some words of wisdom from people more informed than I in the audio department. I have an older Pioneer receiver with Dolby Pro Logic and a Sony Vaio 1.5G computer. My goal is to get 5.1 digital surround. To start I upgraded my receiver to an Onkyo SR-500 which accepts 5.1 digital...

Ha! You think Ebay is bad, go check out Ubid.com There are many who will sell you a Sony 11HT for only $2400.00. All you have to do is wire transfer the money to Europe and your projector will be on it's way to you. They will even pay the shipping. Does that sound too good to be true?

I'm currently remodeling a room. It's 18 X 16 and has complete light controll. Regardless of the type that I get, I was going to encase and vent it to eliminate (or greatly reduce) fan noise. My number one consideration is picture quality. I don't care if I have to do a lot of tweaking...

I'm considering purchasing a projector on a tight budget. (wife says I have too many toys) I'm trying to stay under $3,000 for the projector. I have seen many used CRT projectors such as the Sony 12XX series for what seem like reasonable prices but I have no idea what to watch out for when...