Assigning MCE audio streams

[richjthorpe]

Hi there,

I'm looking to put an LCD in the bedroom to link up to an MCE machine. Although the TV has built in speakers, I've got a feeling they wont be the "Best in Class" for audio.

So, I want to also connect an amp with in-ceiling speakers to the MCE machine.

Questions for you.....

1. Would I be able to control both the TVs speakers and the amps speakers by using a motherboard with SPDIF and analogue jack or would I have to install another sound card ?

2. Is MCE able to assign audio streams depending on what is playing ? For example, if I wanted to watch TV, the sound would come from the TVs speakers and if I switched over to listening to music, the sound would come from the speakers ?

Cheers,

Richie.