Star Trek 5.1

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:27

Hi all.

Whilst watching Star Trek this evening on my computer, I noticed that no audio was coming out of my Rear Right and Rear left speakers.

I then tested the speakers in the Control Panel and they were working fine.
When watching other films they work fine.

It is a Blu-ray that i was watching.

Any tips to sort this out?

Thanks
Jack

Greebo · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:37

sound card details or oboard details and settings would help

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:39

Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS - sound card
Logitech G51 5.1 - speakers

What settings do you need?

Monkeynut · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:39

What are you playing back the film in? Codecs, Player? Does this happen only for blu-rays?

Edit: Too late.

Edit2: Actually, we still need to know what you're playing it with

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:40

Monkeynut said:
What are you playing back the film in? Codecs, Player? Does this happen only for blu-rays?

Edit: Too late.

PowerDVD that came with my drive.

No all of the other HD-DVDs and Blu-rays work fine

PhillyDee · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:42

Is the correct audio option selected in the menus?
Just checking . . . .

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 22:46

Yep. Set to English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD. That's the only English setting there is.

OCP · 26 Nov 2009 at 23:12

is it coded to b 5.1?

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 23:29

I assume so. Everything else works in 5.1.
How can i check?

Mik3 · 26 Nov 2009 at 23:43

Not sure how the Creative drivers work but have you selected 6 channels in Vista? You have to manually select it if I recall, it doesn't work like XP. Here's how I have to do it in the ASUS drivers.

Jakstaar2007 · 26 Nov 2009 at 23:47

Yep, in the Creative audio console, it is set to 5.1 speakers.

Jakstaar2007 · 27 Nov 2009 at 14:29

Any more ideas?

cmndr_andi · 27 Nov 2009 at 14:50

If thats the Power DVD that came with the drive, then I think you are stuck with the 2 channel version. They basically want you to upgrade to the full version.

I got a LiteOn blu-ray drive with Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 a few weeks ago and it too was only allowed to play 2 channels (was using a Xonar DX sound card btw). However, it did give me the option to upgrade to full PowerDVD 9 Ultra for *only*$50. Not a bad deal, but a bit of a rip if you think you are getting all the software you need with the drive.

That said, Cyberlink Power DVD 9 is actually pretty good. It supports 5.1 sound (as you would expect), but crucially it integrates with windows 7 Media Centre - which is very nice for HTPCs.

Jakstaar2007 · 27 Nov 2009 at 14:56

Yes but all of my other Hd-dvds, blu rays, and normal DVDs played through the same software play in 5.1

Do you know of any free software that will play hd dvds and blu rays then?