No Sound Without TV On (1 Viewer)

[parody]

Hi all!

Wondered if you could help me with this minor but irritating thing... not necessarily a fault though. I cant find any info in the forum from searching, so either my set up is odd or nobody else cares!

Basically, one of the main uses of my media centre is for music (and thanks for ASIO support in the SVN!). Everything is fine until I turn the TV off, then I loose sound. This is annoying as it means the TV has to always be on (albeit in screensaver, or monitor off mode). Is it just me that experiences this, or is this a MP thing, or a windows thing? And is theer a way around it? I was thinking along the lines of a plugin to "fool" the OS/MP into thinking the monitor is always present.

Thanks in advance guys. Set Up:
AMD64 4200 X2
Zalman CPU Fan
Leadtek USB TV
1Gb Ram
250Gb Seagate barracuda HD
Silverstone LC11M Case
GeForce 7300LE GPU
Sony DVD RW
Panasonic 32" LCD TV via DVI>HDMI adapter
ASRock Mobo with onboard 7.1 HD audio
Sound via HDMI SPDIF header to external DAC using ASIO

 

[Spragleknas]

Sound via HDMI SPDIF header to external DAC using ASIO

I'm reaching here, but have you tried AC3-filter, and checked the "Force..."-option?

 

[parody]

I did have AC3 filter installed when I first set everything up and wasnt getting any sound at all. Eventually uninstalled things one by one, and without AC3 filter sound was working (apart from the TV thing). But ill try it again...

Does any one else have this problem? Id just like to know if its a "feature" of windows or media portal before I spend long hours chasing an invisible goal. If no one else experiences this then it must be specific to my set up.

Thanks!

 

[parody]

Hi

I re-installed AC3 filter. Got audio working via AC3 filter without any probs (infact it sorted another issue where some home camcorder movies werent being decoded properly).

However, still no luck with music. I think this may be a software issue (MP?) because if I turn the TV off while watching a DVD (via AC3 filter) the sound continues. When the TV is off with music (ASIO4ALL) the sound stops.

I tried the latest SVN with no luck. Until the above test I thought it may be hardware as its an ASRock mobo with the HDMI SPDIF header (thought as its meant for HDMI card, it might require a monitor to be detected). But the DVD test above doesnt support that theory.

I assume by the lack of replys that no one else has this problem? Or everyone leaves their TV on all the time?

Is there any software that fools the PC into thinking a tv is present?

Someone help im at a loss!!

On another note im also having trouble setting up a Leadtek DTV Dongle. Found some posts with dead links for editing the capturedevices.xml file but that didnt work. I got this adapter as its specifically listed as a supported device but it doesnt even give me the option to select it in MP setup???

Arrgggg!!

 

[Spragleknas]

try using (standard) SPDIF - not HDMI?

Worth a try?

 

[parody]

It is standard spdif, its just the manual says connect it to an HDMI card to get DTS etc via an HDMI lead (the spdif signal is the same format). As I say, I dont think its this else it would also stop sound when playing dvd with no tv.

I take it you dont experience this problem?

 

[parody]

I think Ive nailed this down to a problem with media portal as no other media players exhibit the same problem. Thanks for everyone who took the time to reply. To those who didnt even let me know if their's do it or not, thanks for nothing!

 

[marcelgl]

I experience the same problem. Picture to a Phlips tv via DVI/HDMI, Audio via SPDIF to a receiver. When I play music with MP and I switch the TV to standby, them MP stops playing. I think it is some event from the graphics card which cause this. Any suggestions ore trouble shouting hints will be apreciated. Since I don`t want to leave a 50" tv on for only playing music :-(

 

[Skyheartblue]

I think my problem is just the same.

Hi mates,
I think my problem is just the same.
I have my media portal installed on a vista PC connected to a Samsung plasma via an HDMI graphic card.
Sound is going through the same HDMI cable to TV.
I see and hear movies/radio/music from MP with no problem.
All if fine till I switch the TV off or switch it to my TV receiver that is connected VIA S-Video cable, then, when switching it back to the PC via the HDMI cable – audio is lost!!
No audio from MP and no audio from anything else in windows itself. Only a full reset is helping and audio is back again.
Is this the same you experience friends?

Cheers,
JB

 

[panni]

What's up with this?
Has this issue been fixed yet? I'm experiencing the exact same thing - audio stops when TV is turned off.