I have a new Sony portable computer. There is a High Definition Audio chipset on board and there is an optical S/PDIF output. I have connected this output to my surround sound processor (home-theater system) with a Toslink optical cable. This sound processor can decode Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA and MP3 signals.
DD, DTS and WMA can be selected in the Vista Control Panel > Sound > Realtek Digital Output (Optical) > Properties. I tested these 3 types of output and they work perfect. However, mp3 can not be selected, and when playing mp3's, no sound is heard from my home-theater speakers. Is it impossible to play mp3's through this optical output due to Realtek system design ?
Is there any workaround for this ? Any other software/hardware solution for this ? Thinking of some kind of special (3rd party) software decoder....
Kind regards
Filip
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