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<blockquote data-quote="Berns" data-source="post: 539799" data-attributes="member: 96677">red_zebra,What you want to do is to have your sound card driver switch output channel from SP/Dif to cinch and back, based on what you feel is the best approach at any given moment in time. Is that right?Your PC at least has 2 outputs, one optical (probably SP/Dif) and one jack stereo. Correct?I suspect your TV has 2 cinch for sound, one white one red. Correct?My opinion about your case:If all the above is correct, then this has little or nothing to do with MP.&nbsp; Nor has it anything to do with AC/3. It is possible to listen to stereo AC/3 (i.e. 2.0 Dolby Digital) if your speakers are directly connected to an amplifier that converts digital sound to analog speaker output.Your PC, on its stereo jack, maybe is able to produce AC/3. You will only be able to hear the full digital quality if you hook speakers directly to that jack.In the best case, you can use your TV amplifier to amplify analog sound that is produced from the jack of your PC.Before starting to find a solution:Are you able to control your audio card from within the Realtek control panel to switch between optical output and jack stereo output?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Berns, post: 539799, member: 96677"] red_zebra, What you want to do is to have your sound card driver switch output channel from SP/Dif to cinch and back, based on what you feel is the best approach at any given moment in time. Is that right? Your PC at least has 2 outputs, one optical (probably SP/Dif) and one jack stereo. Correct? I suspect your TV has 2 cinch for sound, one white one red. Correct? My opinion about your case: If all the above is correct, then this has little or nothing to do with MP. Nor has it anything to do with AC/3. It is possible to listen to stereo AC/3 (i.e. 2.0 Dolby Digital) if your speakers are directly connected to an amplifier that converts digital sound to analog speaker output. Your PC, on its stereo jack, maybe is able to produce AC/3. You will only be able to hear the full digital quality if you hook speakers directly to that jack. In the best case, you can use your TV amplifier to amplify analog sound that is produced from the jack of your PC. Before starting to find a solution: Are you able to control your audio card from within the Realtek control panel to switch between optical output and jack stereo output? [/QUOTE]

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