Video? You mean that chip on the motherboard?
Video? You mean that chip on the motherboard?
Posted Jun 28, 2008 10:31 UTC (Sat) by man_ls (guest, #15091)In reply to: Video? You mean that chip on the motherboard? by faramir
Parent article: Nvidia Reiterates Position on Closed Source Driver (OSnews)
The problem with audio is not the number of bits in the digital part, but the quality of the analog components: they must be well done and perfectly isolated from electrical interference. Otherwise there is buzzing, hisses and all kinds of electrical noises when you record sound. OTOH the average integrated audio chipset is perfectly adequate for Skype or WoW, so there is no need to spend more.
At least a couple of years ago if you really wanted professional audio you needed a discrete card. I don't know if things have changed much.
Posted Jul 3, 2008 9:27 UTC (Thu)
by ekj (guest, #1524)
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Video? You mean that chip on the motherboard?
Today, if you want high-quality audio you use a -digital- output from your computer and let
your external amplifier do Digital-analog-conversion AND amplification.
No sense in having half a dozen separate digital-to-analogue circuits of high quality when a
single one will do just fine.