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james636
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_ 		10. April 2007 @ 04:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First off, this is what I'm working with at the moment:

Durabrand 5.1 Home Theater Speaker System

Now let me spit out what I believe to be so about True 5.1 output. First you must have a movie that has AC3 Dolby Digital tracks availible. Then you must connect your hardware to be used to output a digital Track. It is to be connected by either digital coax or Optical_Digital. Please, if I'm inaccurate about anything I mentioned, don't hesitate to set me straight :yes:

My question is, how can a system claim to have 5.1 surround sound but only have regular rca analog inputs :blink: Don't get me wrong, the systems sounds pretty decent and I'm not the least bit disapointed, I just need to know am I missing something here?

Please enlighten me.
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freakFlag
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_ 		12. April 2007 @ 15:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you by chance see that audio system is under $40? LMAO

You have got it right ... it is not a true 5.1 system. A true 5.1 system would have as you had mentioned a digital connection or optical. But new systems and motherboards do have a jack assignment option that allows three or four connections. One jack for front, one for back, one for center and sometimes one for the subwoofer.

So, this is not a true 5.1 system but its five speakers will surround you and with some tweaking you can control or emulate surround sound.
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