HDMI express34 card recommendations?

What HDMI express34 card is recommended for the pre-thunderbolt (standard DVI) MacBook Pros (generations 1 - 4)? I need it to be compliant with high def 24bit 96KHz 5.1 audio. Obviously the video should do it's thing too.

So far I've only found these:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51...ress_card.html
https://www.motu.com/store_products/...kit/body.html/
Don't much like the price on the 1st one and the 2nd one looks proprietary.
So... nobody has made an inexpensive express34 HDMI card? This surprises me.
Funny. I'm actually trying to come up with options for a friend. I have a gen5 MCP so all is good for me. Mini-display to HDMI - receiver pops up as a device - full high res 5.1 surround sound and video. Easy. I say funny because at home I use a more traditional system of firewire interface/power amps & seperate video.
Most consumers use surround receivers so this question is starting to come up more.

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