neobrain Wrote:Yeah, I think the OP got the point, so everyone may stop bullying someone who tried to bring up a topic he deemed important. I'll delete and warn off any following posts like that.
Bullying?
You've got to admit anyone who posts that much nonsense in one post, implies it's all factual, and does zero research on any of it is basically openly inviting themselves to be rediculed by the community at large. I mean he got DELROTH of all people to post the kind of WoT posts you normally see me doing. That means he must have generated some serious rage. Hell there are still large portions of nonsense in his post that nobody has gone over yet.
kinkinkijkin Wrote:But, crashing when you plug in your headphones has absolutely nothing to do with DAC issues. The product of DAC issues would be garbled audio. Also, DAC issues would only happen when plugging in headphones if you're switching between a digital and analog connection, like S/PDIF to 3.5mm phone. RCA is analog, unless you are running an audio studio computer, which I would doubt, considering your level of knowledge on these subjects.
That's actually mostly correct even though you crossed it out. His issue is most likely with his audio drivers. I can't be sure since he has given us zero information about it.
kinkinkijkin Wrote:Or you should get a sound system with an optional redirect to headphones. Normally, if audio goes through HDMI, it was still sent through the motherboard audio device. Now, iirc, HDMI is digital audio anyways, so it would have the chance of alleviating your problem, but it can sometimes be more expensive to redirect HDMI audio without invoking the wrath of HDCP than getting a soundcard/replacing your digital audio controller, all of which is less expensive than running down your only audio hardware that you have at home because you're too lazy to do anything about it (my situation). Then again, if you have a screen/TV with a headphone jack, it's entirely okay.
If audio goes through HDMI it doesn't touch the motherboards audio circuits at all. The data is copied by the drivers from RAM into a buffer in or near the GPU and then from there streamed over HDMI.
He should be running all of his audio through a digital connection (coaxial spdif, optical spdif, or hdmi) to his receiver. Assuming his stereo receiver has a headphone port (almost all of them do) he should be plugging his headphones into that instead of the PC. If he continues to use the A/V receiver getting a proper audio card would do little to improve his system.
Wally123 Wrote:However...I do realize I need a decent sound card...I need that regardless to aleviate my CPU from that burden. I do not have integrated graphics...
No you don't. Your integrated audio uses little to no cpu resources and hardware accelerated audio has been dead for almost a decade now.
Wally123 Wrote:Are you the very same mudlord who worked on RiceVideo for N64 for a while?
Yes he is.
kinkinkijkin Wrote:Sorry to interject on this, but his post is practically a copy/paste of practically everyone else on the internet I've met with aspergers. Hell, I almost wrote something like that myself one time.* It's not really a disability, either. It just makes social interaction without making someone want to kill you a lot harder.
But, as I've said to everyone else who said this stuff, it's not really an excuse. If someone as dull-witted as myself can power through it*, I'm pretty sure you can as well.
* = I'm sure SOMEONE out there realized that I might be some sort of autist by now, really. Actually, I might have pulled the "I have asperger's" line here; there are a few moments I remember "almost" posting that, and then, when I look back, I actually DID post it.
I know at least 2 other regulars here that have it too (I won't name names for obvious reasons) and they manage just fine. And because it can be managed (although not completely cured) through medication and self control that's why people tend to frown on others using it as an excuse for things (this thread being a perfect example).
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