I have a Dell Optiplex 3010, small form factor, with only stereo native audio output, running Win 7.
We already have a projecter, but it's kind of old and only has VGA input. That's fine, because the HTPC has VGA or HMDI video output
I'm trying to upgrade us to a 5.1 audio system, and so I bought the Onkyo HT-S3800, without realizing it only has HDMI inputs (who does that?). I also bought a SoundBlaster 5.1 PCIe card.
The computer has HDMI *video* output, but doesn't show as having HDMI *audio* output. I hooked the Onkyo system up to the HDMI port and looked around the sound settings for the HDMI output and couldn't find it.
I Googled for Dolby 5.1 to HDMI converter, but they don't seem to exist.
Should I return the Onkyo system and try to find something that works? Or would a video card with HDMI output provide the 5.1 surround output I'm looking for? HDMI --> VGA adapters are cheap enough.
We already have a projecter, but it's kind of old and only has VGA input. That's fine, because the HTPC has VGA or HMDI video output
I'm trying to upgrade us to a 5.1 audio system, and so I bought the Onkyo HT-S3800, without realizing it only has HDMI inputs (who does that?). I also bought a SoundBlaster 5.1 PCIe card.
The computer has HDMI *video* output, but doesn't show as having HDMI *audio* output. I hooked the Onkyo system up to the HDMI port and looked around the sound settings for the HDMI output and couldn't find it.
I Googled for Dolby 5.1 to HDMI converter, but they don't seem to exist.
Should I return the Onkyo system and try to find something that works? Or would a video card with HDMI output provide the 5.1 surround output I'm looking for? HDMI --> VGA adapters are cheap enough.
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