[mythtvnz] Break out audio from HDMI

[Robin Gilks]

Thanks Nick

I'm waiting for a 'mini-computer-x26y' to arrive and the first thing I'll
do is see if there is an SPDIF header on the motherboard. I can always use
the analog output to start with but if there is no header then I'll likely
be in touch!!

Cheers

> Robin I have a spare USB/SPDIF device you can have if you like.
>
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Stephen Worthington
> <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
>> On Mon, 8 Sep 2014 19:54:22 +1200, you wrote:
>>
>>>Oh what fun!!
>>>
>>>Just discovered (after owning it for some 9 years) that my theatre amp
>>>only switches the HDMI, it doesn't actually take the audio from it :(
>>>
>>>That means that of the several options for a frontend I've been looking
>>>at, they all have HDMI output and/or analog audio but no SPDIF.
>>>
>>>I can get a USB<->SPDIF device for $15 from China or a $35 HDMI breakout
>>>patch box from Amazon. Can anyone thing of alternatives since optical or
>>>coax digital audio seems quite scarce now with HDMI being so prevalent.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>
>> Lots of sound cards and motherboard audio has the SPDIF connector as
>> standard.  That is because the chipsets used for audio these days do
>> SPDIF by default, so why not connect the pins since they are there.  I
>> have it on the back of all of my modern PCs, and an optical one
>> (Toslink) hidden at the bottom of the headphone jack of my laptop.
>> Sometimes it is not available on the back but is still on the
>> motherboard internally.  So check for that first.
>>
>> Failing an existing SPDIF or Toslink connector, then I would recommend
>> a USB SPDIF adapter.  There are some that are reputed to be very Linux
>> compatible, and quite cheap.  SPDIF gives you more options.
>>
>> Another less good option is to use the SPDIF connector on the back of
>> your TV - many have one now.  That will likely only be stereo though.
>> I have that working for the rare occasions I need it.
>>
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