[amirbd]

Hi all,


I'm running WinXP Pro, with Audigy MP3 (plain OEM, no Platinum/EX). I've connected the spdif output of the audigy to my receiver. Following forum members advice, I checked 'digital output only', and unchecked 'AC-3 decode' in the audigy mixer. I'm running TheaterTek (enabling spdif pass-through). The problem is that I'm getting only PCM (two channels), and not 6.


Any suggestions :-(


Thanks in advance,


Amir

 

[amirbd]

Anyone ? Please. ho mighty htpc gurus, please help me....

 

[Mark Grant]

Hello Amir,


Have a look in control panel, sounds and multimedia, might be something in there, under audio. look at the 'preferred device ' options etc.


Good luck,


Mark.

 

[amirbd]

Thanks Mike, I've found nothing in the control panel that relates to getting multi channel digital audio out.


Let me clarify my situation -


I have win XP Pro machine, with the a plain audigy soundcard. The digital output of the audio card is connected to my Marantz 8200 reciver. Playing a dvd I get digital PCM (two channels) at the reciver. I can play it in all speakers (using Prologic 2), but would like to get the multi-channel DD/DTS stream of the dvd to my reciver.


Is there a forum member with this configuration that actually get 5+1 chanel digital stream from his HTPC to the receiver ? If not, what is the best (read least expensive) way to upgrade my hardware so I'll be able to get digital multi channel audio from my HTPC (as I get from a standalone DVD player).


Cheers,


Amir

 

[Chivs]

Amir,

It sounds likeyou have everyhting set correctly. However, change the Speakers setting in the Audio tab of the sound card to select 5.1 instead of Dektop stereo. I believe the Audigy driver also looks at that to determine SP/DIF output.


Regards,

 

[amirbd]

Thanks Andrew,


I did more tests. It seems I can get 5+1 digital audio from the PC when using ATI dvd player 7.6 (using the "Ravisent S/PDIF WaveOut Renderer"),

or using PowerDVD XP. However, when I'm using TheaterTek, I get only digital PCM (2 channel audio). So it seems that the problem lies within TT. Is my TT crippled in any way ? I'd like to use it as I think it has a better image, but I think I should also be able to get the multi channel digital dolby/DTS sound.


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


Cheers,


Amir

 

[Karnis]

You may have a decoder conflict. If you read the TT manual, it clearly states to uninstall the ATi DVD player to prevent such decoder conflicts.