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12-02-2009, 03:25 AM
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|  how to get surround sound with games on PC... sort of. HELP!
ok that's not really the question.
i get surround sound on my PC with games and movies right now.
but i have dual display setup, my second screen is a 46 inch TV, connected by uhh from the computer DVI to HDMI.
i have a 4.1 surround system hooked up to the computer, which is setup around my main monitor.
around the 46 inch tv monitor, i have a 5.1 surround sound setup through a SPDIF cable.
i use AC3, so when i put 1080p movies (or any movie with surround), on the second screen and flip my playback devices from speakers to SPDIF, i get proper surround.
but when i wanna play games (such as left 4 dead 2, or TF2, or whatever), on my big screen, i cannot get surround sound to work. it only outputs as two speakers.
in game i tried setting it to 4 speaker and 5 speaker setup, but neither output surround...
where did i go wrong?
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12-02-2009, 03:45 AM
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Probably not you
You need a combination of software and hardware to support 5.1 in games via SPDIF. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-02-2009, 04:26 AM
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You need to have a soundcard that converts to DTS or Dolby on the fly to do something like that. Newer Realteks do this, as do X-Fi and I'm sure most other new audio cards.
I'm almost positive I explained this to you on MSN a long time ago  | |
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12-02-2009, 04:37 AM
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yeah i'm almost positive you did too (and almost exactly a year ago too, i'm sure it was in dec as that is when i got my 5.1 speakers hah  ), and hence the reason i'm using AC3 LOL.
shit, i need a new soundcard eh? I'm using the onboard soundcard... fuckk...
Last edited by Ulic Qel-Droma; 12-02-2009 at 04:43 AM.
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12-02-2009, 05:11 AM
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Get one that supports DTS Connect and/or Dolby Digital Live | |
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