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    HP 8510p HDMI, passthrough Dolby Digital, DTS to amp ---> How?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by anpe008, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. anpe008

    anpe008 Notebook Geek

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    It has been a while when I wrote here last time, but i need your help guys again.

    I have a HP 8510p (XP32) that works really fine. The only thing that I can not make it happen is that whatever I try I can not get the DD, DTS work between my laptop HDMI and my receive. I recieive only stereo (Audio HDMI OUT is selected). :confused:

    Question:
    1) How on earth can I get DTS/DD from my laptop HDMI when i play a mkv with DTS/DD audio?

    2) If I connect the laptop to the TV via HDMI and the laptop to my amp via optical, can it make the trick? (the only problem here is that, my laptop does not have optical out, just HDMI and analog, but using a docking station i can have optical out...)

    Thanks in advance.
     
    anpe008, Oct 20, 2009
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    anpe008 Notebook Geek

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    It solved. I installed ATI HDMI Audio Device and I set the Sound device in control Panel to Realtek Audio HDMI OUT and set the DTS, DD passthrough in XBMC/Boxee and now HTX receives the DTS/DD from my mkv-s.

    Going from Profile Dolby Logic Pro Movies to DTS/DD makes a big difference...
     
    anpe008, Oct 21, 2009
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    tyee Newbie

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    I recently did the same (new catalyst hdmi driver plus new real audio hdmi driver), but the display on my receiver shows multichannel, not Dolby Digital. What does your receiver display show??
     
    tyee, Dec 3, 2009
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  4. acaurora

    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    If I may ask, how / where did you get the ATI HDMI Audio Device Driver ? I am using Windows 7 64bit, and am trying to do the same thing, but, as you did, am only getting PCM Stereo.
     
    acaurora, Feb 5, 2010
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  5. schoko

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    the hdmi driver is sometimes integrated in various driver packages.

    look at the firegl drivers sometimes. in the latest firegl driver package you will find also the latest hdmi driver :
    http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/fire/Pages/fire_vista64.aspx

    download and extract the drivers files (start installing and cancel setup after extraction of the files to c:amd), and you´ll get access to your hdmi driver.
     
    schoko, Feb 5, 2010
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    acaurora Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I see. However, that link is for Vista 64... I am looking for Windows 7 64...

    EDIT: Nevermind, I found it.
     
    acaurora, Feb 5, 2010
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