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    Acer 5930G HDMI 5.1

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ilan_75, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. ilan_75

    ilan_75 Newbie

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    Hi

    does anyone can have real 5.1 with the HDMI out of the 5930g.

    I only have stéreo.

    For information i install a fresh windows vista with the lastest nvidia drivers.
    The soft on the acer website don't change anything.


    Thank you.
     
    ilan_75, Sep 8, 2008
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  2. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    if you have the REALTEK audio app setup correctly and still only get 2 or 2.1 sound thru the HDMI, you might have to step up to a TOS-LINK adapter plugged into the headphone jack (then you have to set up the headphone jack to output SPDIF optical signals by using the REALTEK APP)

    i have no clue if the HDMI supports 5.1, but i know you can get 5.1 using a tos link adapter,, but you also must have an optical input on your audio system AMP...
     
    bigozone, Sep 8, 2008
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  3. ilan_75

    ilan_75 Newbie

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    you're right. I can use the optical out. But if i buy a notebook with a hdmi port, is to have only on cable to plug for video/audio. And the basics specifications of the hdmi 1.0 have 5.1 support.

    Maybe the drivers don't implement that option, simply?
     
    ilan_75, Sep 8, 2008
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  4. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    i'm not up on HDMI or 5.1 audio from a PC,,, but i'm betting the 5.1 features are not supported by the ACER's HDMI output...

    i may be wrong.. i'm sure others will chime in later on this evening and tell us more
     
    bigozone, Sep 8, 2008
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