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    Can I get 5.1 through HDMI on Z1?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by XTACTIC, Dec 29, 2011.

  1. XTACTIC

    XTACTIC Notebook Consultant

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    It's probably a stupid question, but I don't know much about audio.
    i know i can only get 2.1 from the headphone jack, and 5.1 via a expresscard or usb device like the external soundblaster's,
    but is it possible to just get 5.1 if I have a monitor or device which takes hdmi and then has 5.1 audio out support from the hdmi stream? (my current monitor does not)...

    Well, that goes to ask as well, if the nvidia high definition audio in the Z1 is 5.1 capable.?
     
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  2. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    ^Yes.

    10char.
     
    beaups, Dec 29, 2011
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  3. XTACTIC

    XTACTIC Notebook Consultant

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    Woah. thanks. but how did you know this?
     
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  4. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Because it works. The caveat is I don't know of a recent monitor that supports 5.1 OUT unless it's specifically coming from the internal atsc tuner.

    Your best bet is to get an hdmi equipped receiver. Go vaio to receiver to monitor/tv.
     
    beaups, Dec 29, 2011
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  5. shurcooL

    shurcooL Notebook Deity

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    I believe my Dell 3008WFP supports 5.1 out via HDMI. It's not a recent monitor though. Does the latest 30-inch Dell not support 5.1?
     
    shurcooL, Dec 30, 2011
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    corrado85 Notebook Consultant

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    How about you do some research on you OWN MONITOR.

    kthnx
     
    corrado85, Dec 30, 2011
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    TraderJoe Notebook Consultant

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    Actually, you CAN get 5.1 from your headphone jack output. Dolby Pro Logic surround mode encodes 5.1 into a 2-channel analog source and then it's decoded back to 5.1 channels. Almost all movies are encoded with Dolby Pro Logic. This is how we got 5.1 channel surround sound in the VCR, Laserdisc, and the beginning of DVD days. Almost all (99%) of current surround sound receivers are able to decode Dolby Pro Logic.

    Then came Dolby Digital, DTS, and their variants. These require a digital signal path, such as optical, coaxial, or HDMI. This uses 5.1 discrete channels rather than encoding onto 2-channels. Again, your receiver has to be able to decode this signal. And most surround sound receivers are able of decoding this as well.

    I have the Z2 laptop and I hook-up the HDMI output to my home receiver's HDMI input. And I do get full surround sound from movies. I am confident the Z1 is also fully capable of passing surround sound info.
     
    TraderJoe, Dec 30, 2011
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  8. shurcooL

    shurcooL Notebook Deity

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    My own monitor is not the latest 30" Dell monitor, it's a previous generation. Hence I don't know if the latest one supports 5.1 also or not, because I don't have it.

    How about some reading comprehension skills? kthxbye
     
    shurcooL, Jan 1, 2012
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