Hi Sev;
Looks like Remy may of answered you questions. Thanks Remy.
I'm hoping for the Audigy RM-900 remote control support on MJ in the future. Am also hoping for the ATI Remote Wonder support for MJ in the future.
The Audigy Platinum in general is a wonderful sound card (my 4th Creative SoundBlaster). Noise free with great output.
The Live Drive that goes into a 5 3/4" drive bay is great. It has among, other things, inputs & outputs for...
Analog Line with volume control, SPDF Digital, Midi, SB1394 Fire wire, Inferred sensor (for the remote) & 2 microphone inputs, both with volume control. There is also Fiber optic input & output referred to as “Optical”.
What all this means is you will be set up for digital camera input (both still & video), Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, & almost any analog or digital input or output device you can think of.
Combining the Audigy Platinum with the ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon DV8500 or 7500 makes for an outstanding audio / video hardware combination. Both products are at the top of the heap in current technology. I’ve had 7 TV tuner cards in my computers over the years & can say the current line of ATI All-In-Wonder video cards works as advertised. After all the problems I had with other cards, I can honestly say that I love the ATI cards for doing the job (& that’s not easy in a computer).
Have fun!