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How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
Help me please
G'day guys thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly helping me.
I have just recently bought the sony surround sound 7.2 system (this is my first surround sound system) and im wondering how i go about connecting it to my motherboard.
I have hdmi, and the optical connection which should i use? and how do i setup windows to know that i have a 7.2 system?
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
Amd 4850E 45w Cpu
2gb Ram
320gb + 500gb for recording
2 x Twin Hauppauge nova-t500 MCE (4 tuners)
Silverstone LC-16M HTPC Case
Pioneer DVD Burner
Connected Via HDMI to my Samsung 46" LA46A650'
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Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
have tried that but when i go into the sound properties in the control panel and click on configure speakers it only shows two speaks and surround sound is greyed out.
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Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
That image isn't hugely helpful, but that particular screen is telling the system whether or not you have bookshelf type speakers at the front (supported by a sub) or fullrange speakers.
Looking at the speakers (hope the look better in the flesh than the website), you should check full range.
If your using a digital output, you shouldn't need to select the number of speakers you use anyway. Just send everything to the receiver 'As Is' and let it decide how to use it. AFAIK 7.2 audio isn't supported in any digital audio device at the moment anyway.
Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
I'd say that the chipset allows 7.1 from the analogue ports, but won't do it over digital.
You could try downloading the latest realtek drivers and see what options are there. But the only links I could see regarding the Azalia chipset indicate that the analogue ports are used for 7.1.
Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
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Originally Posted by CordlezToaster
is hdmi able to carry 5.1? i have hdmi connected now and i cant get 5.1 happening.
Complicated question, what is the source material on the computer, what is the software player? What is the full path of the HDMI, ie. Computer-AMP-TV or Computer-TV-AMP?
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Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
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Originally Posted by ExtremePC
Complicated question, what is the source material on the computer, what is the software player? What is the full path of the HDMI, ie. Computer-AMP-TV or Computer-TV-AMP?
Hi Extreme
Source material on the computer is, noraml tv, DVD'S played through MCE. I have a PS3 for bluray.
Software player is just vista mce should i use something else?
Path of hdmi is pc-amp-tv , ps3-amp-tv is this the best way to have it connected?
It does say in the motherboard book:
*Please note the hdmi audio output only supports Ac3, DTS and 2 channel lpcm formats.(AC3 and DTS require and external decoder for decoding).
Does thi mean my hopes of 5.1 over hdmi will not work? (sorry im new to this and dont understand any of it)
Appreciate your time
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Re: How do i connect my Sony 7.2 surround sound system?
found my answer
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Originally Posted by qone View Post
I'm not HDMI expert but this doesn't sound right. Any experts care to comment?
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[From gigabyte tech support in regard to no being able to get HDMI 5.1 audio to work from 780G]
Unfortunately the hdmi audio chipset on the board is hdmi 1.2 which does not support 5.1
You will need to use spdif in order to support 5.1
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Well, ya, he's right. There's a LOT longer explaination, but you won't get any type of 5.1 digital audio over HDMI - it's limited to 2-channel PCM on this MB. You CAN use S/PDIF (I do) for 5.1 digital audio (NOT HD audio though). Only way to get full HD audio from blue discs using this MB is multi-channel analog out to your receiver.
Yep, HDMI for the video and optical for the audio, you'll have to go into the AMP's setup and tell it to use optical for audio and hdmi for video for that input in its setup.
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