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#1 slimjim316
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I don't know too much about soundcards, but you need a soundcard with optical in and also be able to decode Dolby Digital or whatever 7.1 standard it is that the PS3 uses.dmanrevived

The PS3 ueses DTS. DTS:Connect is a software thing that my pc already has. Does anyone know if this will work for PS3 sound coming in via optical cable?

I don't think any soundcards have hardware decoders built in. It's either use an external decoder (there is only one I can find - the Creative DDTS-100 - which is too expensive for me and isn't on sale anyway anymore), or use an amp/receiver, which is way out of my price range.

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I know it's bumping an old topic, but I think this if any deserves to sit at the top due to it's usefullness. There is just one thing I want to clear up before I go buying anything else. I've just got a PS3 but no HDTV. So I want to run it through my LCD monitor and 7.1 Creative Inspire PC speakers. I'll probably get the X2VGA2 for the screen. It does have stereo speakers, but if I can I want to use the surround ones. The speakers have a an Aux Line in, so using the above guide I can get stereo through them, but obviously with them being 7.1, that's what I want. My sound is onboard my Asus motherboard and it has optical out but not optical in.

My question is: If I was to buy a new soundcard with Optical in, would that be enough to get surround from the PS3 to my Inspire speakers with just an optical cable?