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    Hdmi Cable = No Surround Sound

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by sweetsistersadie, Mar 2, 2011.

  1. sweetsistersadie

    sweetsistersadie Newbie

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    can anyone comment on a really annoying problem I've encountered

    my acer laptop has an hdmi cable connected to the samsung lcd tv. Problem..no surround sound..i can only get sound in the tv speakers. Do i really need to go out and buy a receiver to rectify this problem.

    I've heard some people say you can and some say you can't

    thx
     
    sweetsistersadie, Mar 2, 2011
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  2. Zeptinune

    Zeptinune Notebook Evangelist

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    This could be a driver issue. Do you have the latest drivers that support surround sound? Without them you'll just get a stereo output. Also check your drivers and see if you can change the sound output from '2 Stereo Laptop speakers' to 'External Surround Sound Device' or equivalent.
     
    Zeptinune, Mar 3, 2011
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  3. chris9191

    chris9191 Notebook Guru

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    i have to change the setting on my acer 6920 when connected to HDMI tv.

    looks something like this:
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    then just press ''set default device''
    and just change it back when using the laptop speakers
    it supports 5.1 surround
     
    chris9191, Mar 3, 2011
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  4. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    OK, let's do some trouble-shooting. How are your surround sound speakers connected to the TV? What format of audio are you trying to transmit (Dolby, DTS, etc.)?

    You may not need an HDMI A/V receiver, but if your surround sound system has a main console with an optical cable input, and if your laptop has "S/PDIF" capabilities, you will be able to use that to connect your notebook to the speakers. You'd need a TOSLINK-to-miniTOSLINK adapter that transforms the end of the optical cable into something that looks like a headphone plug; plug that into where the headphone jack is, and away you go!
     
    TehSuigi, Mar 3, 2011
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