Dolby , Dts isn't working

[LoayKh]

I connected tv to home theater via optical cable , laptop to tv via hdmi.

All speakers works , but the problem is that I don't get Dolby or Dts surround sound , I don't know wt's the problem. Any Ideas?

 

[americanaudiophile]

Check the audio menu of the TV. You may need to change the output type. Just select the other one you see as a choice.

 

[Yamitime]

To get 5.1 you would have connect your laptop to the home cinema direct (hdmi in) then use the output (hdmi out) from the home cinema to the tv. This would also mean that you have to have a home cinema with hdmi in and hdmi out.Some of the older type don't have these connections and are limited to optical only in .

 

[LoayKh]

Check the audio menu of the TV. You may need to change the output type. Just select the other one you see as a choice.

I've tried that befor and I choice (Home theater speakers only) tv speakers doesn't work.

To get 5.1 you would have connect your laptop to the home cinema direct (hdmi in) then use the output (hdmi out) from the home cinema to the tv. This would also mean that you have to have a home cinema with hdmi in and hdmi out.Some of the older type don't have these connections and are limited to optical only in .

So u think there aren't other soultions ? because my Home theater doesn't have (Hdmi in).

 

[Alabalcho]

You can get an USB audio adapter with optical out, and connect it to your receiver for sound.

 

[LoayKh]

You can get an USB audio adapter with optical out, and connect it to your receiver for sound.

yes that would work , But I use alot of things on that tv so I don't want to unplug it and plug it on the laptop every time I want to use it, if u knw what I mean ?

 

[Alabalcho]

You will plug your laptop to both the receiver (optical, for audio) and TV (HDMI, video). From your laptop' sound settings, you will chose your sound device (laptop' internal speakers, received thru optical, or TV thru HDMI).

Your other option is to use "HDMI Audio Extractor" - a device which sits on the HDMI cable from laptop to the TV, and extracts audio signal over optical to the receiver.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Just to put this in perspective, only a couple of ultra high end TV models pass through DD/DTS signals from their HDMI inputs to their optical out. I don't even know of any on the market today that do it (Pioneer Kuros used to but they have been gone for 5 years).

There is no way whatsoever to correct this issue, if you want to hear digital sound from your laptop through your surround sound you must connect it directly via optical cable (if you don't have an optical out you will need to buy an external USB sound card like the Sound Blaster X-Fi), or if your surround sound has HDMI in and out plug the laptop HDMI into the receiver and then go out via HDMI from that to the TV to get video.