Can we play Dolby Digital 5.1 without SBLive 5.1?

[xtreme2k]

I am only using the SBLive!Value 1. It does not have digital output.

 

[MrBond]

I belive you need the digital out. Eitehr get a 5.1 or a Santa Cruz/GTXP for dolby digital

(If I'm wrong, someone correct me)

 

[bcterps]

I believe that you can buy a daughter card for the SB Live, or you could buy a Live Drive which would give you an optical and/or coax out. You could then run that to an external Dolby Digital decoder and listen to 5.1 soundtracks. Kind of a pain unless you happen to already have an external DD decoder.

--Ben

 

[heffe734]

but lemme get this straight...you can't get dolby digital sound in most games? Also, can you pair up a set of digital AND analog speakers and plug them into the 5.1 card and use them both simultaneously?

 

[flight23]

the sound blaster live and the sound blaster live value DO NOT support dolby digital 5.1 output.. I know because I had the DTT2500s and they have the decoder but could not get the 5.1 input from the sb live. You need to get a version of the SB Live with the 5.1 after the name in order to have 5.1 output.

 

[Sugadaddy]

A newer Live Value will work because they have the digital out. You can also get a daughter card like benchiu said. The 5.1 series also has 5.1 analog outputs, but you don't need it if your speakers have a Dolby Digital decoder...