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I didn't say hi-fi; AC97 would be more than enough. The point is something hardware based that's on the board. I've heard that PIs are frequently used as HTPC m
by mikece 7y ago
I didn't say hi-fi; AC97 would be more than enough. The point is something hardware based that's on the board. I've heard that PIs are frequently used as HTPC machines so terrible audio out, as you put it, is surprising to me.
- kingosticks 7y agoCalling it terrible is entirely unfair. It's perfectly usable since the fixes went in a couple of years ago. For most use cases there's no reason to buy an audio HAT any more. Perhaps the poster is using (very) old software? And of course, HTPC users would likely be taking their audio over HDMI anyway.
- somepig 7y agonobody uses analog audio out in an HTPC use case. You send digital audio streams out the HDMI port. Even a low end external ADC is going to greatly outperform anything RPi could ship onboard for a reasonable cost, and even if they did ship something onboard, at this point it would almost certainly just be a USB ADC, but onboard.
- fulafel 7y agoMany people use analog audio because it's good value when you have old amps lying around. Most htpc users aren't audiophiles.