The digital connection would save your machine from having to convert the sound from digital to analog and back to digital.  It is faster and more accurate, so if your soundcard/mobo combo support it, then use it.  Sounds like the latter may not be the case, and for what you have and intend to use it for, it would probably be overkill. Analog is likely to be the connection you need and that will work.




Phillip Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I am building a computer with a single DVD +/- RW drive and am not  sure if I
>should use the digital or analog audio connection. Any advice on why  one
>would be used over the other? It will be used for basic desktop functions.  (data
>storage, audio cd burning & playing, program loading, etc.). No  special
>sound card. basic speaker set-up.
>
>P-4 2.6, SOYO Dragon2 mobo
>
>

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