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Hey guys,
I have a very nice HTPC that I've set up using Assasin's HTPC guide. I am currently bitstreaming HD audio to my reciever over HDMI through my GTX 650ti.
Using Assasin's guide, it has worked flawlessly for my movies. Every title I have plays TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio perfectly. I play my movies through Windows Media Center, using MediaBrowser as per Assasin's guide.
Here is one of my questions: When using the Netflix Media Center plug-in my reciever shows that PCM is in use, and I can hear that only two speakers are in use, the same things for gaming on Steam, when loading up a game I get only 2 speakers in use.
My windows speaker configuration is setup as 2.0 as the guide I used states that bitstreaming would just override to 5.1 or 7.1, and indeed all my movies work flawlessly, but not gaming or the Netflix plugin.
I then tried telling windows to use 5.1 speakers, gaming then worked flawlessly ( I didn't try netflix), but Media Center starting acting stupid, such as giving me errors when trying to watch television over my tuner card.
Is there a way to get proper sound in BOTH my Media Center movies/Live TV AND games/media center plug-ins ?
Thank you for your help !
Setup: Panasonic Viera 55" 3D TV
Yamaha RX V373BL 5.1
Polk Audio 75T's (front)
Polk Audio CS2 (center)
Polk Audio Monitor 60 Series 2 (surround)
I have a very nice HTPC that I've set up using Assasin's HTPC guide. I am currently bitstreaming HD audio to my reciever over HDMI through my GTX 650ti.
Using Assasin's guide, it has worked flawlessly for my movies. Every title I have plays TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio perfectly. I play my movies through Windows Media Center, using MediaBrowser as per Assasin's guide.
Here is one of my questions: When using the Netflix Media Center plug-in my reciever shows that PCM is in use, and I can hear that only two speakers are in use, the same things for gaming on Steam, when loading up a game I get only 2 speakers in use.
My windows speaker configuration is setup as 2.0 as the guide I used states that bitstreaming would just override to 5.1 or 7.1, and indeed all my movies work flawlessly, but not gaming or the Netflix plugin.
I then tried telling windows to use 5.1 speakers, gaming then worked flawlessly ( I didn't try netflix), but Media Center starting acting stupid, such as giving me errors when trying to watch television over my tuner card.
Is there a way to get proper sound in BOTH my Media Center movies/Live TV AND games/media center plug-ins ?
Thank you for your help !
Setup: Panasonic Viera 55" 3D TV
Yamaha RX V373BL 5.1
Polk Audio 75T's (front)
Polk Audio CS2 (center)
Polk Audio Monitor 60 Series 2 (surround)
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