Sounds cards that allow passthru to SP

Running VISTA RTM - I have a Li've!24 and have installed the latest beta drivers. All I want to do is pass AC3/DTS thru to the SPDIF so my receiver can decode. This is not working, so I quess the drivers are not ready. Can I get AC3/DTS pass thru to SPDIF on ANY sound card that creative sells today? If so what models. I'll buy it IF it works!!! Features are not important, (I'm not a gamer) All I want is to watch DVD's with the sound being decoded by my receiver via SPDIF?ThanksNotTheOne

Ok, I quess I wasn't clear. I can get VISTA to output sound to the SPDIF with any of the motherboards or sound cards I listed. However, VISTA is down converting everything to 2 channel PCM first. It is not doing a straight pass-thru of AC3 or DTS. See post by Profundido http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=36034?his third point, and see the discussion on the subject on the AC3filter site. http://ac3filter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=0. It takes special driver support for "passthru" to work. NotTheOne

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I suggest finding a sound card that you like and contacting the manufacturer's Customer Service to assure its compatibility with Win7 64-bit. They are the experts on their products. While I am not a fan of dedicated sound cards because their drivers are conflict prone, I would buy a Creative Soundblaster. They have been proven over time.
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Sound card to

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