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    optical and coaxial spdif

    I notice on a lot of newer motherboards there are optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs. Can anyone explain what these are for? Thankyou
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    For the optical and coaxial cables....LOL

    For the audio output.

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    In most cases , you connect them to an A/V or stereo reciever amp that has either connection. This would allow for digital out on the pc to the amp , giving you true 5.1 , 6.1 , 7.1 or 8.1 sound depending on your sound card and amp . Some highend pc speaker systems also have the same option .

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    For what it's worth, optical (as in fiber optics) is faster then coax and/or has higher band-width.

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    question

    This may sound silly but does a sound card need spdif in and spdif out to hook up a mixer to the computer? Or is an spdif connection the same in both directions? Thanks in advance for any help.

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