[mythtv-users] new MoBo, new noise

[Yan-Fa Li]

That one only supports Stereo, but there are other USB audio boxes out 
there that do support 5.1.  I've only personally used the Griffen iWave 
and iMic under Linux, which are both stereo only systems.
Tim Sailer wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 09:27:53AM -0700, Yan-Fa Li wrote:
> 
>>I've heard this effect on my laptop too.  I guess it depends on how 
>>sensitive you are to it.  However, one way you could fix this is switch 
>>to an external audio system like USB audio.  This would move the sound 
>>card outside of the confines of the PC and away from the noise.  I use 
>>them all the time and they are quite well supported under ALSA.
>>
>>Try the iMic from griffin.  It's about 30USD.
> 
> 
> That's not a bad idea. Does that model support 5.1 sound, or just
> stereo?
> 
> Tim
>