Solved! home audio issues

[aarontrepus]

so i have a 5.1 surround blue ray system, wired to my tv via fiber optic cable. all speakers are working, but both my pc and ps4 think i only have a 2 channel system (maybe the tv converts it to 2 channels? but why is the only good option to connect my tv to my surround sound system?) I have tried to find a fiber optic adapter to 1 fiber optic and 1 aux, so i can at least plug my ps4 directly and plug the aux into my pc (which i assume will be 2 channels again? but at least the surround sound is working for the ps4) this has been puzzling me for months now, and id really like to find a solution. thanks! also, my pc does not have a fiber optic or coax output, so aux seems to be the only way to go in order to get a direct connection.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Check the TV audio menu to see if you can change the output type to bitstream or 5.1
If you can't then the solution would be to use an HDMI input selector with audio extraction like this one
https/www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=5557&kpid=105557&gclid=CPPY2sLnwcYCFYIXHwodhY0FTw
Connect all your sources to the HDMI inputs.
Connect the TV to the HDMI output.
Connect the optical audio out to your HTS.
Set the switch to 5.1

 

[aarontrepus]

Check the TV audio menu to see if you can change the output type to bitstream or 5.1
If you can't then the solution would be to use an HDMI input selector with audio extraction like this one
https/www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=5557&kpid=105557&gclid=CPPY2sLnwcYCFYIXHwodhY0FTw
Connect all your sources to the HDMI inputs.
Connect the TV to the HDMI output.
Connect the optical audio out to your HTS.
Set the switch to 5.1

 

[aarontrepus]

There is no option to do that, and upon further investigation the properties i can see for the tv through my pc, is that it maxes out at 2 channels. Thanks for the help, ill look into the hdmi input selector