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<blockquote data-quote="cnugent" data-source="post: 206247" data-attributes="member: 57515">Hi hansdegit.I agree that it is definitely a limitation of the chipset.I too have been searching for something I could use for ages and have found a solution I can use (for the time being anyway).&nbsp; I have been testing it for the last couple of days and it seems to work.What I have done is set up 2 batch files that I run from within MediaPortal. I have them placed in a menu off the main MediaPortal menu with images to denote stereo and SPDIF.&nbsp; The batch files are run hidden so nothing appears on screen.The batch files are simply calling regedit (e.g. regedit /s C:\htpc\EnableAnalog.reg) to modify the registry settings for the MPEG Audio Decoder.&nbsp; In this way I can use my remote to enable analog and watch all my stuff on my TV or I can enable SPDIF and any 5.1 digital audio gets piped to my surround receiver.The only problem I have with this setup is I don't know whether the video I am about to watch has a digital soundtrack before I watch it, unless anyone knows of a way, so I have to try it via SPDIF first and if nothing comes out of the receiver then I set back to analog and listen that way.I don't know if MediaPortal has an inbuilt way of knowing whether a video has a digital soundtrack or not.&nbsp; I suppose I could use some utility to check my video files for digital soundtracks and rename them accordingly or put them in a special folder.If anyone needs my current batch files etc I'll gather them up tonight and and put them up here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cnugent, post: 206247, member: 57515"] Hi hansdegit. I agree that it is definitely a limitation of the chipset. I too have been searching for something I could use for ages and have found a solution I can use (for the time being anyway). I have been testing it for the last couple of days and it seems to work. What I have done is set up 2 batch files that I run from within MediaPortal. I have them placed in a menu off the main MediaPortal menu with images to denote stereo and SPDIF. The batch files are run hidden so nothing appears on screen. The batch files are simply calling regedit (e.g. regedit /s C:\htpc\EnableAnalog.reg) to modify the registry settings for the MPEG Audio Decoder. In this way I can use my remote to enable analog and watch all my stuff on my TV or I can enable SPDIF and any 5.1 digital audio gets piped to my surround receiver. The only problem I have with this setup is I don't know whether the video I am about to watch has a digital soundtrack before I watch it, unless anyone knows of a way, so I have to try it via SPDIF first and if nothing comes out of the receiver then I set back to analog and listen that way. I don't know if MediaPortal has an inbuilt way of knowing whether a video has a digital soundtrack or not. I suppose I could use some utility to check my video files for digital soundtracks and rename them accordingly or put them in a special folder. If anyone needs my current batch files etc I'll gather them up tonight and and put them up here. [/QUOTE]

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