|  For very little money you can build a decent HTPC. Vista ultimate is probably the most expensive component if you are going the Media center route. One of the main problems when trying to piece together components is finding a cost effective way to get 5.1 digital optical output. Yea a lot of the motherboards have the capability, but you need an extra SPDIF bracket that is really hard to find. Many will look to an addon sound card but if you are looking to go at it cheap, many of the soundcards that has the toslink output built in are quite expensive. That's where the Dynex 5.1 Sound card comes in handy. This card is cheap so your not going to win any sound awards but for the low price of $26.99 (at bestbuy), you can have your HTPC connected to your surround sound system in no time.
The Dynex 5.1 Sound card has the usual outputs and inputs, but right there on the back is a nice little toslink connection, no addons, no hard to find brackets, all you need right there. The only problem you have now is finding Vista drivers to get the thing running (even though the box has the Vista logo, it comes with XP drivers). Get the Dynex 5.1 Sound card from Bestbuy for $26.99 |
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