GENERAL DESCRIPTION
That brings user real high fidelity of sound quality. The ALC887 supports 16/20/24-bit SPDIF input and output functions with sampling rate of up to 192kHz, offering easy connection of PCs to high quality consumer electronic products such as digital speakers.. In addition to the standard (primary) SPDIF output function, the ALC887 features another independent (secondary) SPDIF-OUT output and converters that transport digital audio to a High Definition Media Interface (HDMI) transmitter output to HDTV system or A/V receiver, this feature is becoming more common in high-end PCs. As ALC series HD audio codec, all analog IO are input and output capable, and headphone amplifiers are also integrated at each analog output. That provides flexible design for various system configuration. Addition to audio functions, ALC887 also conforms to Intel’s Audio Codec low power state white paper and is ECR compliant. This low power design consumes various and less power in different operation mode, and save more power when system is in suspend mode.