DVD Play / DTS / Dolby

collaborator · 2008-02-18, 14:45

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0
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Windows Version: Win XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 5000+ BE
HDD: Samsung 500 GB
Memory: 2GB Kingstson DDR2 667 MHZ
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-690G-SM2
Motherboard Chipset: GA-MA69GM-S2H (Revision 1.0)
Motherboard Bios: Award Bios (Offical Gigabyte Firmware V3a)
Video Card: ATI X1250 OnBoard
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: ALC889A OnBoard
Sound Card AC3: Optical out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
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2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
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3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
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MPEG2 Audio Codec:
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HTPC Case: ANTEC NSK2480
Cooling: Ninja Mini
Power Supply: 80 PLUS® Certified EarthWatts 380W
Remote: Logitech diNovo Edge
TV: Philips 42PFL9642 Full HD
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

How should I set MP to let my amp drives audio DTS or Dolby properly ?

ThaClown · 2008-02-18, 15:35

Use a audiocodec that has onchanged audio-out via optical out (SPDIF)...
I use FFDShow

Lotsofjazz · 2008-02-20, 00:16

Open PowerDVD right click, configuration, under Audio, speaker setup: SPDIF

Windows configuration, device manager, audio devices, make sure speaker setup is set to digital output or SPDIF. If applicable, make sure here as well that Supported formats DTS and AC3 or Digital Dolby are checked (you can get here via Windows media player as well)

In general you must make sure that in any audio codec that is installed on your system that AC3 and DTS are send to SPDIF directly, check the website/home page of each codec for support how to do that. Also in the Mediaportal configurator, make sure the powerDVD codecs under directshow filters and MPA codec are also set to send DTS/AC3 to SPDIF.

I know it is a hassle to get everything right, it took me two weeks of trial and error!

Lots

2008-02-18, 14:45	#1 (permalink)
collaborator Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basel Posts: 59 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	DVD Play / DTS / Dolby TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: Win XP Pro SP2 CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 5000+ BE HDD: Samsung 500 GB Memory: 2GB Kingstson DDR2 667 MHZ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-690G-SM2 Motherboard Chipset: GA-MA69GM-S2H (Revision 1.0) Motherboard Bios: Award Bios (Offical Gigabyte Firmware V3a) Video Card: ATI X1250 OnBoard Video Card Driver: Sound Card: ALC889A OnBoard Sound Card AC3: Optical out Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: 1. TV Card Type: 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: 2. TV Card Type: 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: ANTEC NSK2480 Cooling: Ninja Mini Power Supply: 80 PLUS® Certified EarthWatts 380W Remote: Logitech diNovo Edge TV: Philips 42PFL9642 Full HD TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI How should I set MP to let my amp drives audio DTS or Dolby properly ?

2008-02-18, 15:35	#2 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 721 Thanks: 147 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	Use a audiocodec that has onchanged audio-out via optical out (SPDIF)... I use FFDShow __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build... My HTPC and Server...

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2008-02-20, 00:16	#3 (permalink)
Lotsofjazz MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 43 Posts: 206 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Country: My System	Open PowerDVD right click, configuration, under Audio, speaker setup: SPDIF Windows configuration, device manager, audio devices, make sure speaker setup is set to digital output or SPDIF. If applicable, make sure here as well that Supported formats DTS and AC3 or Digital Dolby are checked (you can get here via Windows media player as well) In general you must make sure that in any audio codec that is installed on your system that AC3 and DTS are send to SPDIF directly, check the website/home page of each codec for support how to do that. Also in the Mediaportal configurator, make sure the powerDVD codecs under directshow filters and MPA codec are also set to send DTS/AC3 to SPDIF. I know it is a hassle to get everything right, it took me two weeks of trial and error! Lots