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I can not get 5.1 Surround Sound to play for my computer with any audio player; i.e. DVD/CD optical drive, Pandora, etc. but when I run an audio test using the device manager it tests perfectly. I have heard that there might be a compatibility issue with 5.1/7.1 Surround Sound and Windows 10.
Please let me know if anybody has had this problem and what the solution is.
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If your system plays 5.1 with DVD's - the Microsoft part works fine.
If Streaming only sends 2 channels - then it's the streaming service OR the browser. Google was terrible about 5.1. Ironically IE was good about 5.1
This is only from websites that actually send 5.1, mind you.
I've confirmed through Amazon tech support as well as Netflix that I'm only getting 2 channels.
How do you expect your Windows PC to invent 4 channels when the information is missing?
What browser are you using?
Hey, I don't mind if Microsoft gets maligned, and I absolutely agree they could put pressure on these other services. Why? Even from enlightened self interest.
I'm about to blow a few thousand dollars on a damn A/V receiver so that I can get the content I pay for, instead of upgrading my HTPC. That's a loss in revenue for Microsoft.
There's also a lot of hate here, even people blaming Microsoft for content that's only sent in 2 channels. It's like blaming Ford for the fact that your Home Depot Pine 4x4 wasn't old growth Walnut by the time you got it home. Gotta be Ford's fault right?
The browser makes a big difference too. I used to get 5.1 from YouTube in IE if I remember right, but I haven't tested that in a while. Not that much 5.1 content necessarily on YT anyway.
The one that really bugged me was NetFlix. I even tried paying for high def streaming, which still looks like **** even on my high end 4K monitor. Blacks that look like Minecraft.
I started using the 4K monitor, even though only 2 audio speakers., because the home theater was only using 2 channels.
The fact remains**,Windows 10** (I've more the 30 yrs Consulting experience) in my opinion is the greatest software boondoggle to ever hit the planet. Bill Gates is old, he's got no clue as to what he wants to do to bring some value to his empty worthless life, so out of that confusion, Windows 10 continues to flounder, incapable of even producing a generic 5.1 Surround Sound driver. Bye Bill, please,write when you find work!
So let me get this straight:
Windows makes an O/S that many people on this thread says WILL play 5.1 sound from native apps.
You try and play sound from a web page, and you get 2 channel sound.
How is this the fault of windows and not the source that is only sending 2 channels?
What's your attitude about Jeff Bezos? He's the real villain here.
How can hardware drivers be "generic" if they have different DAC chips and interfaces in them?
As far as Bill Gates "Worthless" life, how much money have you contributed to the fight against Malaria, Tuberculosis, and AIDS?
I fixed all my windows bugs by switching to Arch linux. "drops mic"!!!! 5.1 works and I didn't have to click the "I agree" button.
