Acer 1410 capable of spdif 5.1 sound?

I'm awaiting shipment of a duo core 1410 Acer. My intent was on using it primarily as a HTPC. I know it has HDMI/spdif outputs but I have been told when inputting into my receiver from either of these outputs, sound will be limited to stereo 2 channel audio. Is this true?

 

EDIT: My suggestion didn't work.

 

yeah I can get DTS, DD surround sound out just fine into my receiver from my 1410 once I downloaded some codecs. For some reason I couldn't find this out even after scouring the internet for days! I wasn't sure it would do it until I tried it myself. Stressful because I'd of been pist if I found it couldn't do it after buying my 1410. I even scoured the owners thread for this laptop on this forum and no one seemed to have a clue. I was also told in this very same forum that the 1410 can't do Highdef DTS MA ect... out of HDMI but Iv'e yet to try it myself so I don't know and I don't hold much stock in what people say in the owner forum of the 1410 as someone there said it couldn't even do DTS which it can.

 

Would you share this discover with us?

 

which codecs or settings did you use?

 

AC3 worked for me but not with WMC/WMP12. Although it did work with wmplayer classic home cinema. If you download shark codec then DTS should work fine with all media players spdif or HDMI.

I'm having trouble getting jutter fee video playback with 1080p mkv's on my 1410 though. wmplayer classic home cinema uses video acceleration that only stresses my cpu to average %30 during 1080p yet playback is jittery for some reason. I get smoother playback using wmp12 or wmc using shark codec without acceleration even though cpu stays around 90-%100. I also tried downloading divx preview to enable acceleration using wmp/wmc but had not great results. I'd like to hear how people get best 1080p playback and if using video acceleration benefit's.

 

For 1080p playback follow instructions posted here.

So with this shark codec DTS does work??

 

I tried that method with:
- Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
- Directx
- Newest Intel video drivers

I am able to get smooth 1080p playback at all resolutions on the actual laptop display. When I hook it up to my 42" 1080i HDTV at 1024x720 res it plays 95% perfect, but not 100% smooth. It plays 720p perfect though.

Maybe I should consider CoreAVC?

 

yeah shark pack works which includes AC3 audio codec as well as ffdshow audio codec. Both work and achieve DTS, DD out to receiver via HDMI/spdif

 

@meanstree
I dunno, with my pc in signature, 1080p playback on a full hd screen is smooth.
Maybe coreavc is better, never tried...

@leif2
but with ffdshow you won't get a smooth 1080p playback...

 

Update:

So I installed Splash Lite 1.3 and it plays 1080p mkv (stored on hard drive) perfectly on the display and on my 42" 1080i plasma. Both on Single and clone modes. Overall I am very happy.

The new issue I am having is that I am having problems streaming content from my NAS (D-link 323). Splash Lite 1.3 won't play the videos at all. Videos will work on the other players (MPC, VLC) but the video is choppy. The video works perfectly on my more powerful laptop with VLC though.

Is this laptop capable of playing streaming MKV 1080p movies stored on a NAS? I only have a wireless G router, should I get a N router to improve the situation?

 

Try first to play a mkv connecting wired to the nas, if it does work then it's a matter of wifi speed...