hi,

i hope im posting in the right topic...

OK first my pc dont have any sound card and im hoping this work with only my motherboard integrated soundcard
(picture include)

my 5.1 home theater is Samsung HT-TZ225.

MSI 870G45


with all 5 speaker live...(either gaming or normal use eg.winamp)

then any additional thing i need to make this work??

tq

This post has been edited by gamer_ayam: Nov 24 2010, 12:31 AM

Too bad ur HTS dint support HDMI input, so i think u have to buy a 5.1 channel sound card which support optical out to play true surround.

This post has been edited by nakata101: Nov 24 2010, 10:13 AM

Samsung HT-TZ225 doesnt have HDMI input

From what you are showing, you really can't use the multichannel out from the motherboard to the HTS.

Unless your PC has "optical out".....What you can only do is use buy a "3.5 headphone to stereo RCA" jack, plug in from the headphone socket on the PC and onto the Aux in (Red / White) on the HTS.
Then select "Aux in" and Pro Logic II (PLII)..yeah, the surround will be generated from the stereo source using matrix....not true surround, but well, better than only stereo.

Thats one of the reasons before buying anything ppl should think abt the future what they wanna connect. A little bit of homework can do lots to help.

Opps.. u r right, only got HDMI output...

lets hope that i have a creative sb 5.1 surround card...

is this a solution?

This post has been edited by gamer_ayam: Nov 24 2010, 12:56 PM

Yeah make sure that the sound card has optical out, then you're done

It should match with optical in of the HT-TZ225.

is there spdif header connection on your motherboard?

So, whats the story now?

Correct. Your ports look similar to mine and if I'm not mistaken the white port is for S/Pdif which will transmit digital (for 5.1) but goodluck finding the cable. No-1 in Low Yatt know bout it (at least those SA I spoke to) & I cannot find the cable

Read in the internet that it is mini-toslink but the jack is different.

S/Pdif and Optical is the same thing right? No?

spdif cable


optical cable

oh the sdif cable looks like normal RCA cable

Actually, it's called COAXIAL CABLE (wired, electron signal) and OPTICAL CABLE (lights).

Both confirms to the S/PDIF standard. Both are S/PDIF connectors and are digital connectors.

S/PDIF=Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format

This post has been edited by Matrix: Nov 25 2010, 03:35 PM

S/PDIF is a protocol. Both optical (TOSLINK) & Coaxial (RCA) are using S/PDIF format but optical is more common in sound card.

Please check your HT, iinm it only has optical in.

From your picture above, bottom right connector (white color) should be mini TOSLINK connector. Please confirm by checking with your sound card software. Something like this


If it's so, then you just need TOSLINK to mini TOSLINK cable, or normal TOSLINK cable with adaptor. One forumer sell it in Garage Sales, you can find it here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1453696

This post has been edited by eMKs: Nov 25 2010, 03:37 PM

I don't think you can unless you have optical or HDMI out.

Nice information

i DIY the spdif out port from my motherboard.