This obviously is not an issue these days, since all Intel Macs (aside from the MacBook Air) have built-in optical audio output.Īlthough the lack of optical audio output on aging PowerPC machines is a small concern in the grand scheme of things, having this ability on these machines could allow you to repurpose them within your home theater setup as a multimedia machine or add to your overall gaming experience.Ĭuriously, I did not find one – and I repeat, one – solution for an internal “consumer” PCI PowerPC-compatible 5.1 channel digital audio card (several professional cards exist). It’s strange that there were not too many digital audio options for Mac owners in the past (especially power users), considering that the majority of Mac users are creative types of some sort (or at least appreciative towards finer tech) who may want to readily utilize multichannel audio for various purposes.
I thought about all the other PowerPC Macs out there, including various PowerBooks, iBooks, iMacs, eMacs, and earlier (New World ROM) Power Macs that lacked onboard digital audio (or, in the G4 Cube’s case, any onboard audio at all). Can the roadblock of lacking optical digital audio output be easily circumvented?
VLC Player, I am taking things a step further. As a follow up to my previous article, Digital Audio Output: Apple’s DVD Player vs.
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