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I/O Ports

 

Analog Output Jack:

RCA jack *2 (Front R/ Front L)

 

6.30mm jack *1 (Headphone out)

Analog Input Jack:

6.30mm jack *1 (Shared by Line-In/Mic-In)

Digital S/PDIF Output:

High bandwidth Coaxial/TOSLINK combo port

 

supports 192kHz/24bit

Other line-level analog input (for TV

Aux-In (4-pin header on the card)

Tuner or CD-ROM):

 

Front Panel:

Shared by Headphone out/ 2 channels out/

 

Microphone in

Driver Features

 

Operating System

Windows® Vista (32/64-bit) / XP (32/64-bit) /

 

MCE2005

Dolby® Digital Live

Dolby® Digital Live encodes any audio

 

signal on PC in real-time to Dolby Digital (AC3)

 

5.1 surround sounds to your home theater

 

environment through one signal S/PDIF

 

connection.

Dolby® Headphone

Dolby® Headphone technology allows users to

 

listen to music, watch movies, or play games

 

with the dramatic

Dolby® Virtual Speaker

Dolby® Virtual Speaker technology simulates

 

a highly realistic 5.1-speaker surround sound

 

listening environment from as few as two

 

speakers.

Dolby® Pro-Logic II

Dolby® Pro-Logic II is the well-known

 

technology to process any native stereo or

 

5.1-channel audio into a 6.1 channel output,

 

creating a seamless, natural surround

 

soundfield.

DirectSound3D Game EXtensions 2.0 &

DS3D GX 2.5 supports EAX gaming sound

1.0 (DS3D GX 2.0)

effects and DirectSound 3D hardware

 

enhanced functions for more games on

 

Windows Vista/XP. (DirectX/DirectSound 3D

 

compatible)

 

DS3D GX 2.5 adds the latest VocalFX voice

 

effects for online gaming or chatting.

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