loaba
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- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Laptop: Sager NP9150
Receiver: Sony STR-K850P
Audio: Realtek HD
Connection: SPD/F Optical Cabe
Listening mode: AFD Auto - runs everything as 2.1
Issue: when I know I'm utilizing a 5.1 source, the receiver only auto-detects 5.1 sound from DVD movies. Sources such as Netflix streaming and Steam games do not detect as 5.1.
I've run a few tests and for Netflix, I think the answer is as simple as selecting whatever Dolby flavor I think is applicable (Dolby ProLogic I or II, etc.) That seems to work fine.
For games, I'm less certain. I've read that games do not send 5.1 audio over SPD/F optical. The tests that I've run seem to indicate that in games, when I force a Dolby format with the receiver, it just sends the audio to all the speakers. In movies (DVD or netflix) I can (I think) tell that the individual speakers seem to be doing different things.
So, anyway - I apologize if this is all very confusing.
One thing I've hit on, is that I can use a hacked Realtek HD driver that allows me to force Dolby Digital Live. What is that? How does it work? Right now, it just seems to be muddying the waters.
Receiver: Sony STR-K850P
Audio: Realtek HD
Connection: SPD/F Optical Cabe
Listening mode: AFD Auto - runs everything as 2.1
Issue: when I know I'm utilizing a 5.1 source, the receiver only auto-detects 5.1 sound from DVD movies. Sources such as Netflix streaming and Steam games do not detect as 5.1.
I've run a few tests and for Netflix, I think the answer is as simple as selecting whatever Dolby flavor I think is applicable (Dolby ProLogic I or II, etc.) That seems to work fine.
For games, I'm less certain. I've read that games do not send 5.1 audio over SPD/F optical. The tests that I've run seem to indicate that in games, when I force a Dolby format with the receiver, it just sends the audio to all the speakers. In movies (DVD or netflix) I can (I think) tell that the individual speakers seem to be doing different things.
So, anyway - I apologize if this is all very confusing.
One thing I've hit on, is that I can use a hacked Realtek HD driver that allows me to force Dolby Digital Live. What is that? How does it work? Right now, it just seems to be muddying the waters.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Sager NP9150
- CPU
- i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.3Ghz
- Memory
- 16Gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GTX 670M + Intel HD 4000
- Sound Card
- Realtek w/THX
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Mobile display / Samsung SyncMaster S24B300
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x 1080 / 1920x 1080
- Hard Drives
- C:/ 128Gb SSD
D:/ 500Gb HDD
E:/ onboard 128Gb SSD
- Keyboard
- Logitech K360
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX
- Internet Speed
- Fast, way fast.
- Browser
- Chrome (very occasionally Firefox)
- Antivirus
- Avast
- Other Info
- Win 8 de-Modernized is pretty much my go-to at this point, but I still flirt with Linux and the KDE desktop environment.