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<blockquote data-quote="g0rsq" data-source="post: 652013" data-attributes="member: 106527"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>I have been involved with identical discussions at the "Green Button" forom for windows 7 media center (might be worth taking a look there!)</p><p></p><p>I presume you are using windows 7, in which case it seems a liecensing condition between Microsoft and hadware suppliers prevents this from happening, probably due to DRM restrictions!</p><p></p><p>However there are some workarounds:-</p><p></p><p>Try using VAC (Virtual audio cable) software in repeater mode. If you just want basic analogue stereo this will work fine. It should be possible to use VAC for multi channel audio, but it is not easy to implamentate.</p><p>VAC is free to try, and quite reasonable to buy.</p><p></p><p>Use a hardware solution. It is possible to split optical SPDIF with a splitter, then you can obtain an external decoder to convert one optical stream to analogue stereo. Works, but is messy. There are more expensive digital to multi-channel decoders available if you need a 5.1 output.</p><p></p><p>Finaly my personal solution, if you connect to second TV via HMDI (though you do specify analogue) is to use the optical output to your main TV surround set, and connect the motherboard SPDIF riser to a Video card that passes through digital sound to the HDMI output (You need a motherboard with both an optical SPDIF and SPDIF riser, both are usually active together) and connect to your second TV.</p><p></p><p>In theory it should be possible to split a SPDIF header between two outputs, but I have not tried it.</p><p></p><p>This is one big problem with Windows 7, which I do not think is present with Vista and earlyer operating systems.</p><p></p><p>It had me pulling my hair out for ages, as I presumed it would be easy to output a single sound source to two output devices.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>peter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="g0rsq, post: 652013, member: 106527"] Hi I have been involved with identical discussions at the "Green Button" forom for windows 7 media center (might be worth taking a look there!) I presume you are using windows 7, in which case it seems a liecensing condition between Microsoft and hadware suppliers prevents this from happening, probably due to DRM restrictions! However there are some workarounds:- Try using VAC (Virtual audio cable) software in repeater mode. If you just want basic analogue stereo this will work fine. It should be possible to use VAC for multi channel audio, but it is not easy to implamentate. VAC is free to try, and quite reasonable to buy. Use a hardware solution. It is possible to split optical SPDIF with a splitter, then you can obtain an external decoder to convert one optical stream to analogue stereo. Works, but is messy. There are more expensive digital to multi-channel decoders available if you need a 5.1 output. Finaly my personal solution, if you connect to second TV via HMDI (though you do specify analogue) is to use the optical output to your main TV surround set, and connect the motherboard SPDIF riser to a Video card that passes through digital sound to the HDMI output (You need a motherboard with both an optical SPDIF and SPDIF riser, both are usually active together) and connect to your second TV. In theory it should be possible to split a SPDIF header between two outputs, but I have not tried it. This is one big problem with Windows 7, which I do not think is present with Vista and earlyer operating systems. It had me pulling my hair out for ages, as I presumed it would be easy to output a single sound source to two output devices. Regards peter [/QUOTE]
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