can i get digital audio 5.1 through hdmi?
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I have JRiver Media Center and with latest drivers and compatible outputs, I was able to bitsteam 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio from a Zotac GPU. I believe it is the Intel CPU that decodes the DTS-HD MA signal. I must say that there is a significant improvement in the sound across all audio sources over the hardware that I had before.
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Huntington Thomas Daly, The output will support 5.1 with only the digital TV tuner. For 5.1 audio, you'll want to connect a digital optical audio cable to the source box (Cable/Satellite box, game console, etc) and run that directly to the audio bar. Many audio bars (at least the bar+sub combo) support 2.1, and that would be supported with all devices from the TV. Your DTV tuner will be converted from 5.1 to stereo in that case. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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Optical can not accept a 5.1 signal. It will downscale it to 2 channels. Your receiver will then split the signal to simulate 5.1 sound. You will need a HDMI cable in to get 5.1. Get an HDMI cable and hook it up like this PS3-->Receiver-->TelevisionLook for a reciever that can pass a 1080p signal.
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Yes you will get DD5.1. You need to make sure the output is set correctly, depending on what is doing the actual decoding (TV, or the soundbar). It's in the switch instructions.
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Yes. Just hook up whatever is considered the main left+right speaker output of your 5.1 to input A of monoprice. Then connect speakers however you desire.
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VHD-ADAC unit can convert DD5.1CH or DTS5.1CH to 2CH L/R analog stereo. But the input is SPDIF, not HDMI. If you want to extract 5.1CH DD or DTS audio from HDMI, then you can use the VHD-H2HSAs with the VHD-ADAC behind it.
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Yes...Very frustrating..I can get sound with Stereo, but not 5.1...Really makes the HD feeds useless...
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yes 5.1 with optical which only occurs from the device you have connected it to. So for example, if you connect the soundbar to your tv, then you get digital sound from any media that your tv plays. If you then play your xbox you will not get digital, but it does give a good 5.1 representation. So for example, I use my TV as a media player for video playback and get 5.1 sound that way. FYI. Costco have great deal for thanksgiving on this, with $80 off. If I was you, I would get from there, then if you hate it you can always easily return. plus, check out the firmware version. There is an update out there that fixes some of the sound related issues. Firmware update is very simple. http://store.vizio.com/documents/downloads/accessories/S4251W-B4/s4251wb4-firmware-update-guide.pdf
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Yes, so for instance if you have a setup like mine, and you want to transmit digital audio over your HDMI and DisplayPort connections from your computer, as I do from my Nvidia card, you can use this cable to do so. I get audio from both connections. DVI in contrast won't send audio. I have mine connected to my AV receiver, sends both video and audio just fine, same as using HDMI. This is HDMI 1.3 though, so you don't get 1.4 features like 4K res, ethernet and return audio, but I don't need any of that, yet.
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you have to hook up the DVD player to and AV receiver which will be connected to your 5.1 speaker system; the DVD does not have any amplifier
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No but there is a solution. The audio output is via stereo jack or the hdmi. What I did to have 5.1surround through a n optical cable was to connect the hdmi audio/video out to an hdmi / sprig (optical) splitter. You get as an output the hdmi signal + optical audio. I am using the viewHD splitter and it works perfectly
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The mixamp that comes with the headset provides Dolby digital 5.1. I have these and an Xbox one and can attest to this
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Here's a possibility: USB Multi-Channel Sound Converter With 5.1 7.1 Surround I haven't tried it yet but there are many positive comments
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if you connect your TV(the optical Output) to "Digital to Analog Audio Decoder"in the optical input and then connect your speakers to "Digital to Analog Audio Decoder" to the analog outputs work in 5.1,if you want to connect the TV directly to the speakers, your speakers should have optical input and yes works in 5.1
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No, you need to have a 5.1 surround sound audio receiver. I run my cable, blu ray & Xbox One into receiver then an HDMI out to the TV. Make sure to disable TV's own speakers.
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You need a receiver that does HDMI Audio Decoding, which until recently has only been availabe in upper-echelon receivers. Most recently the Onkyo 605/605 and comparable Yamaha's and Denons do decode 5.1 and Dolby True HD / DTS Master Audio. If a receiver is labelled pass-through that means it won't be able to split off the audio from the HDMI signal and will just give it to the TV, and you'll have to use a separate digital optical or digital coaxial cable to send to the receiver from your DVD, DVR, Blu-ray, etc. Sucks doesn't it?
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Most all-in-one 5.1 surround sound systems will be strictly analog, meaning they will only accept RCA audio input. Most current model TV's however have only HDMI or Digital Optical audio output (and in some cases a 3.5 mm headphone jack). If the TV has a headphone jack then a 3.5 mm to RCA cable can be used, otherwise you would indeed need to find a digital to analog audio converter. A work around may also be to use your cable or satellite boxes RCA audio outputs as this will at least get your regular TV audio passed through the system. You would then have to manually connect a DVD or other device when you want to use it or get a small RCA input selector box. Some of these 5.1 units accept 6 individual RCA inputs to offer true 5.1 separation as opposed to spreading a stereo field across 5 speakers, and those units work best with BluRay, DVD players, or PS units that have these tyoe of individualized audio outouts in them). I hope that helps!