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[s44]

I have my GTX 560i connected to my 32"TV ( as monitor ) via HDMI but I use the coax to stick it to the z5500.
Not to hijack this thread but can u actually get 5.1 DD on say BFBC2? Or is it even available. I know my connections are fine as I get that when wathcing DVDs or Bluray.

You always get surround if you run HDMI to a receiver.

With optical or digital coax, you only get surround from a game if your soundcard/mobo supports Dolby Digital Live or (even better) DTS Connect, which allows encoding of audio on the fly into one of those surround formats. (Movies are pre-encoded, so they always come in surround.)

 

[HardcoreRobot]

laptop hdmi out to recv, which does 5.1 and sends video to projector

 

[gorcorps]

New, but related question.

Am I correct that Netflix streaming via the PC doesn't do 5.1 surround, even though pretty much every other device does? My rear speakers aren't getting jack from netflix.

 

[Alamat]

You always get surround if you run HDMI to a receiver.

With optical or digital coax, you only get surround from a game if your soundcard/mobo supports Dolby Digital Live or (even better) DTS Connect, which allows encoding of audio on the fly into one of those surround formats. (Movies are pre-encoded, so they always come in surround.)

Thanks a bunch. Will have to check on that when I get home.

On the NEtflix question, I think streaming can't output more than 2 channels for now. Others will however correct me if I'm wrong...which I wish I were so we can get 5.1...