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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: fema on August 19, 2014, 10:43:17 pm

Title: SPDIF Optical Output on Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD5H
Post by: fema on August 19, 2014, 10:43:17 pm
I have optical cable going to my 5.1 DTS/DD capable receiver. I switched to that output in the Realtec Audio Manager. Running Blu-ray with DTS.  Receiver is only seeing 2 channels.  (no DTS or DD) . I am assuming that the optical output does not decode DTS or DD.

If so do I need software or must I get a sound card to get 5.1 DD or DTS ?
Title: Re: SPDIF Optical Output on Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD5H
Post by: autotech on August 20, 2014, 02:11:41 am
Would have to know make and model of receiver and blue ray player
Title: Re: SPDIF Optical Output on Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD5H
Post by: fema on August 20, 2014, 03:56:59 am

Thank you for your reply.

The Bluray is LG WH12LS39 BluRay DVD CD R/W

Denon AVR3803 is the receiver.
I also have a Sony STR-DG1200 Receiver
Both are capable of DTS/DD.  I get the same results with both. (2 channel digital audio)

Although I am curious to know what knowledge of the receiver is needed for. Every device that I have ever hooked up to any DTS/Dolby Digital receiver has been automatically read by the receiver as  DTS/Dolby Digital ( i.e. TIVO, DVD Players and stand alone Bluray).

 

Title: Re: SPDIF Optical Output on Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD5H
Post by: autotech on August 20, 2014, 04:16:28 am
was searching forums and asked it case it would help me find an answer for you.

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/90-receivers-amps-processors/1306504-my-receiver-compatible-bluray-dolby-truehd.html

that is a forum I was reading not sure if it will help. I will keep looking.
Title: Re: SPDIF Optical Output on Gigabyte GA-Z97x-UD5H
Post by: fema on August 20, 2014, 10:18:45 pm
I figured out the issue.

I am using VLC Player to play bluray disc. I needed to make adjustments in the audio preferences of the VLC player and now I can play blurays with DD 5.1.

I am using DAUM (pot player) to play mkv files with DD encoding. I had to make adjustments in the audio preferences in that player to get DD 5.1.

Apparently the default settings in these players are not set to play DD/DTS.

Alas !  I am learning