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can't get 5.1 sound
Name: Buffy283 Date: February 20, 2004 at 08:46:13 Pacific OS: win xp sp1 CPU/Ram: 1800xp 512 ram
Comment:
I just bought these Zalman 5.1 headphones...i installed fresh drivers(from creative site) for my creative sound-blaster live 5.1 X-Gamer...thing is that i CAN'T get 5.1 sound because this is a grey area in my sound options...i can't select it....i can't select it in Windows media Player, and i can't select it with my MSI DVD software....the only thing i get is Dolby surround sound. Help would be greatly appreciated Thanks!!!
When you say Dobly surround sound do you mean the simulated surround in Dolby Pro Logic?
What source are you listening to and does it actually have a Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 mix? You won't be able to decode true DVD audio with that card.
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Response Number 2
Name: Buffy283 Date: February 20, 2004 at 13:30:48 Pacific
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I meant Dolby Surround compatible...no pro logic in there. I tested it on the movie "Se7en" which offers me the possiblility of Dolby EX 5.1 or DTS ES Discreet 6.1. The one i used was Dolby EX 5.1....i had no sound at all with the 2nd one. I also get no choice of selecting 5.1 with "Ice Age" coded for 5.1.........great sound but no 5.1 in either movie.
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