[mythtv-users] Would this video card work in HDMI?

[Anthony Giggins]

On 17 March 2011 11:13, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17 March 2011 11:51, Bobby Gill <bobbygill at rogers.com> wrote:
> > I was planning on connecting that to the receiver via optical, but then
> > randomly checking I realized I could get one of these newer video cards
> > instead:
> >
> http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121397&cm_re=nvidia_430-_-14-121-397-_-Product
> >
> > What's the state of affairs with HDMI sound in linux/alsa, would it make
> > sense to get this type of card and just connect via HDMI for video+sound?
>
> I have that exact same card; and it works very well.
> You'll need the latest alsa 1.0.24 to get the HD audio bitstreaming
> feature.
>
> 1.0.23 works too but won't work with bitstreaming.
>
> I mention 1.0.23 because that's what I've reverted to for the time
> being. I've noticed a regression occurring with 1.0.24 where the audio
> becomes completely garbled once in a while and require a reboot
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Silly Question but how would I migrate from a VGA connection to using HDMI?

Both are already plugged in but nothing is displayed on the HDMI is there
some util to switch over to HDMI?

Cheers,

Anthony
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