South Bend Tribune

Use the Oontz XL speaker with a TV

Q. I read your recent column on the Cambridge SoundWorks Oontz XL speaker. I received mine and it works great with music on my iPad, but I'm confused about making a connection to my TV. My TV doesn't ...
Ars Technica

Need a soundcard (or mobo) with Dolby Digital decoding, Firewire, and optical output

Ok, I am building an HTPC in the near future and I am just beginning my research for a soundcard or a motherboard with onboard sound. Anyways, these are the features that I would like:<br><br>1) Dolby ...
ecoustics

Setting Up Your First Home Theater Surround System: Do’s and Don’ts

Do find the digital output on the back of your DVD player before you connect any other cables to your equipment. It will be labeled “Optical” or “Coaxial” (your DVD player may have both or just one).
Ars Technica

How to tell if a motherboard supports digital audio output? (specifically S/PDIF)

My music server (an old desktop PC) finally died and I'm looking to build a new box to replace it. Due to the age of my receiver, I need the new server to output digital audio via an S/PDIF coaxial ...
CNET

Troubleshooting the Power Mac G5 (#6): Optical out quirks

Yesterday we covered an issue with the optical-out jack on the Power Mac G5 where short sounds don't appear to get passed though the optical connection, but longer ones do. A MacFixIt reader notes ...