Recent content by DeauteratedDog

Cool. When you get it, let everybody know how it works.

Yes - there are devices that do exactly that, for example: https://www.tripplite.com/support/product/part-number/P130000AUD4K6

SPDIF is coaxial digital. From wikipedia: "S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format) is a type of digital audio interconnect used in consumer audio equipment to output audio over reasonably short distances. The signal is transmitted over either a coaxial cable with RCA connectors or a...

That motherboard has a s/pdif header on it, and, presumably, the digital input on the Digital Media Theater is also s/pdif. That's what i'd use.

No, not true by normal definitions. A receiver usually includes at least an FM tuner, a pre-amplifier, and a power amplifier. Can you post the exact model and part number of your receiver? Also, if you include some idea of how much you want to spend, I'm sure people will have suggestions for...

It looks like that TV has an optical audio output port and that HTIB has an optical audio input port - i would use those.

That's exactly what i'm doing, except with a Panasonic AVR and speakers in a 5.1 configuration. Sounds great, much better than almost all 'computer speakers'. However, i don't think that Onkyo receiver has optical input.

I'm looking for a small 4K TV that will see some use as a monitor too and I can suggest a couple of specs to check. Does it support 4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 chroma? (text can look crappy otherwise) Does it support 1080p @120 Hz? (if you care about gaming at 1080p) What is the input lag (some TVs have...

It will be fine, just be easy with the volume control. As to why the stereo is rated at 30-watts if it only has 5-watt speakers: the 30 watts in an input power rating, not an output power rating, that 30-watts powers both amplifiers (both channels) and the other electronics (tape/cd players)...

You will need an amplifier. This isn't a product recommendation, but you will need something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0S6-0004-00025 as an example. I went with a full-blown AVR, feed it with an optical link, and drive bookshelf speakers with it. Overall, the...

I may have given too general an answer, and I assumed that you were using 'hub' to mean 'switch'. There are different rules for hubs/repeaters than for switches/bridges. In a practical sense, hubs/repeaters are almost never used anymore, switches/bridges are used instead. That being said, an...

That isn't the case. 100 meters between computer and switch, or between computer and computer.* Why do think computer to computer is limited to 50 meters? Did you test it, or read it somewhere? * = for common flavors of Ethernet over Cat5e or better.

Not to offend, but are you SURE that the input selected on the TV matches the HDMI port you are plugged into?

The NHTs are self-powered PC speakers. The full AV receiver options is indeed quite bulky physically.