RE: WMP10 plays DTS DVD but MCE silent - HELP!

Well, this is certainly a helpful forum.

I've made progress with the problem. For the solution go to the forum where
someone actually responded to my question.

http://www.thegreenbutton.com/community/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=41&MessageID=121784&TopicPage=&Post=True&AutoApprove=false



"Tim" wrote:

> My system has MCE 2005 with Nvidia decoder. SoundBlaster Live 24bit card
> using coax SPDIF out to JVC home theater receiver.
>
> Creative Labs' Device Control applet "Decoder tab" set for "SPDIF Passthrough"
>
> Nvidia's nStant Media Properties Audio tab set as follows: speaker setup: "a
> receiver" "via an SPDIF cable", advanced settings: "allow 24 bits" "DTS audio
> out is Method 1 data mode SPDIF"
>
> When I play a DVD using Windows Media Player 10, go to the DVD's audio setup
> screen and select DTS, and then play the actual movie the JVC receiver
> automatically detects that the incoming signal is DTS, switches to its 5.1
> display, and sound comes out all speakers as expected.
>
> When I play the same DVD in MCE 2005 and take the same steps stereo audio is
> heard until I select DTS whereupon SILENCE.
>
> HALP!
>
>
.

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