Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, 30 May 2025 10:37:49 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, 28 May 2025 16:49:35 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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Wait... 3.5mm speaker jacks are old-school now? What are the hip
digerati using then? And what's wrong with 3.5mm jacks anyway? Don't
tell me sending stuff to cheapo speakers over Bluetooh is supposed to
be better somehow now.

>

Optical. HDMI passthrough.
But I still see plenty of 3.5mm.

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>
Speaking of which, I use 3.5mm for my 5.1 speakers on my main PC...
which has suddenly decided to become a 2.1 system. The side speakers
just don't make sound anymore. It's not the speakers
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     [something I proved by plugging them into another
      computer. Moving the beast practically threw out my
      back and then I made my eardrums bleed because the volume
      was maxed... but at least it proved all five speakers
      worked ;-)]
>
so it's either the sound card or something Windows has done. Hopefully
it's the latter; it'd be a cheaper (although more difficult) fix.
>
But I couldn't help but think, when I noticed the issue, that if only
I'd used the optical SPDIF output I wouldn't be having these problems!
;-)
>

I actually love SPDIF optical. It's a much cleaner connection, and less
hassle, when compared to HDMI passthrough.

...

I'm considering a cheap Audigy. What's out there other than Creative?

I still have my Audigy 2ZS, but it's a PCI card. It sounded better than
RealTek onboard audio. I only need 2.1 setup since I love bass. I only
can hear mono due to my hearing aid. I love feeling bass!

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