Hello!

Im intending to by Dvd player.
I have Creative live player oem sound card and
Harman/Kardon avr21 dolby pro logic receiver.
Can you give me some advice what would be the best way to connect this things to get the best sound.

Thank you, Jure.

Jure -

You might want to check out the Home Theater section on the website here for other ideas, but since I also own the Live! card, maybe I can help.

Are you using one of Creative Labs' DXR decoder boards? If so, then run the AC3 coax lead from the board to your receiver. The best result will be to let your receiver decode any digital signal.

Although the SB Live card will create a 4 channel sound environment with it's front and rear speaker out microplugs, for true 5.1, you need to use the AC3 coaxial connector from the DXR board to go to your receiver.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Rovert

I dont have Creative Labs' DXR decoder, but on my
sound card there is a digital output.
Question:
If I connect from digital output to pro logic receiver will I get any sound and what kind of cabel do I need. Thank you again.

Jure -

You have me a bit confused. Do you have a DVD drive in your PC now? Or, are you intending to chose between a PC based player, and a set-top player?

I'm using Creative's Encore kit, and connecting a coaxial (RCA "bullet" style) cable to go from the SPDIF Out jack on the Live card to my Yamaha receiver/decoder. The Creative Labs software will allow the digital (AC3) signal to pass through the card to the receiver this way.

Because you don't say how you're playing DVDs now, I can't be sure I'm giving you the right advice.