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    5.1 Audio through HDMI - M860TU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Shadows1990, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    This has been bothering me all weekend...

    Can the Nvidia 9800M GTS in my M860TU send 5.1 audio via the HDMI port?
    Some people say it can, others say it doesn't. I can't fully test it until my AV receiver arrives later this week, and I need to know whether to buy a Digital Coax cable or not.

    Thanks all
     
    Shadows1990, Jan 10, 2010
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  2. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    I went straight to the horse's mouth, and Sager confirms that the system fully supports sending 5.1 audio via HDMI.
     
    Eleison, Jan 11, 2010
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  3. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    That's brilliant news, thanks.
     
    Shadows1990, Jan 12, 2010
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    Just FYI, I have a M570TU (NP5796) and I gain/loose audio support based on what nvidia driver I use. If you stay with the one installed by sager (quite old at this point) then everything is ok, but beware when updating to the newer drivers.
     
    jkiller2, Jan 21, 2010
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  5. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks jkiller, I'll bear that in mind if something plays up :)
     
    Shadows1990, Jan 21, 2010
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