ajrosen
06-08-2004, 07:45 AM
Hi all. I've been running BTV for several months now, and I've been pretty much happy all the way. I have one issue bothering me, which isn't a BTV issue as a general audio issue, and audio is not my forte.
I have an old receiver which my HTPC is plugged into for audio (receiver doesn't do any video switching - I need to upgrade). The input from the PC seems to be low, because I have to boost the receiver's volume when I'm listening to BTV versus my DVD player. But when I boost the volume, I get a hum in the background of my living room from the speakers when I'm not watching tv. If I turn off the PC the hum goes away, so it has to do with the PC and not just the receiver.
I am using the motherboard's onboard audio chip, which quality wise is fine for me. But is this the cause of the hum? Would switching to a sound blaster card remove this problem? I'd appreciate any help people can give, as this would greatly reduce the ambient noise levels of the PVR.
Thanks
Adam
I have an old receiver which my HTPC is plugged into for audio (receiver doesn't do any video switching - I need to upgrade). The input from the PC seems to be low, because I have to boost the receiver's volume when I'm listening to BTV versus my DVD player. But when I boost the volume, I get a hum in the background of my living room from the speakers when I'm not watching tv. If I turn off the PC the hum goes away, so it has to do with the PC and not just the receiver.
I am using the motherboard's onboard audio chip, which quality wise is fine for me. But is this the cause of the hum? Would switching to a sound blaster card remove this problem? I'd appreciate any help people can give, as this would greatly reduce the ambient noise levels of the PVR.
Thanks
Adam