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    Attaching P7805u to HDMI, audio only working w/ 2 speakers

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by tntsniper, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. tntsniper

    tntsniper Notebook Guru

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    I've tried to attach my laptops hdmi to my home theater system and its getting LOW sound outta my front 2 speakers (L and R)... i tried going through all the settings possible and i just cant figure it out!! It will only allow me to do two speakers.. that sux and i have no idea what to do at this point.. Any ideas?
     
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    Tybalt39 Notebook Evangelist

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    Your FX should be set for two speakers only. Your surround-sound receiver will do the decoding when the source material has surround content.

    Are you connected directly to the receiver or through a TV?
     
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    Its the projector to the receiver, then receiver to the laptop i believe haha my bro set it up so im not too sure, but i think thats what it is.
     
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    Typically you would go from the HDMI port on the laptop into your Audio/Video Reciever, then there should be a display out from the receiver into your LCD/Projecter etc.
     
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    Ya i think thats the way its setup... pretty sure at least hah.
     
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    HDMI in general is 2 speaker output for Dolby Pro Logic. if you want true multi channel you need to use the SPDIF with an optical mini SPDIF jack in the headphone jack.
     
    TANWare, Jan 20, 2009
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    I believe the 7811 7801 and 7805 have hdmi 1.3 which is capable of 5.1 you just need to make sure you have a 1.3 compatable hdmi cable.
     
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    Currently I connect my 6860 directly to the TV via the HDMI cable. The TV is always connected to the surround-sound receiver via an SPDIF coaxial cable. The lappy is set to "Digital Output Device (HDMI out)". I get full surround-sound (granted, my system is still only 5.1).
     
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