- Nov 30, 2012
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Long story short, I have bought a new insignia tv that has an spdif output on it. I connected this to my computer, and the spdif to a 5.1 stereo. Even when the tv is set to have a raw output of the audio signal coming from the hdmi, windows still only allows me to select the tv audio (going to the tv through hdmi) as a two channel system, even though the tv's speakers are also shut off. In this case, is it possible to force windows to output 5.1 audio to what it thinks is a 2 channel receiver. It will pass the surround sound through to the stereo (tested with other game consoles and what not) but I can't seem to get windows to output the full 5.1.
If anyone has any knowledge on this, it would be helpful because it is irritating that I have nearly the perfect setup, except for the true 5.1 I am trying to get out of the computer. Secondly, I don't want to run the spdif directly to the computer because I have the two connected through a thirty foot (powered) hdmi cord, and thus don't want to run any additional wires between the two.
If anyone has any knowledge on this, it would be helpful because it is irritating that I have nearly the perfect setup, except for the true 5.1 I am trying to get out of the computer. Secondly, I don't want to run the spdif directly to the computer because I have the two connected through a thirty foot (powered) hdmi cord, and thus don't want to run any additional wires between the two.
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