Hello everybody
I'm having some issues with the new sound system I set up for my PC and I hope you guys can help me with this.
I hooked up an Onkyo TX-SR333 to my PC via HDMI, because I want true 5.1 and to my understanding, Toslink can only carry 2 channels and produce virtual surround at best. Also, this receiver is not high end enough to feature 5.1 RCI input, only stereo.
I did it in this fashion:
''''''''''''''''''''_HDMI out-> Receiver->Speakers
PC GPU<
'''''''''''''''''''''-HDMI out-> Monitor
So the receiver and monitor are both connected directly to the GPU, not GPU->Receiver->Monitor.
I did it this way to eliminate the chance of the receiver causing input lag to the monitor.
It's working well enough so far, apart from the issue of windows recognizing the receiver as a monitor and forcing me into a fake multi display setup.
Now to the issue that's been bugging me: The receiver loses its settings in Windows 7's "Playback Devices" every time the PC has been shut down for more than a few minutes. This means I have to reconfigure the receiver after every startup. This only takes a few seconds, but to have to do it every time is a real hassle.
I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Windows or HT section of these forums, but I thought the percentage of people in this forum that have a HT system hooked up to their PC might be higher than in the Windows forums.
Thank you for reading this and thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
I'm having some issues with the new sound system I set up for my PC and I hope you guys can help me with this.
I hooked up an Onkyo TX-SR333 to my PC via HDMI, because I want true 5.1 and to my understanding, Toslink can only carry 2 channels and produce virtual surround at best. Also, this receiver is not high end enough to feature 5.1 RCI input, only stereo.
I did it in this fashion:
''''''''''''''''''''_HDMI out-> Receiver->Speakers
PC GPU<
'''''''''''''''''''''-HDMI out-> Monitor
So the receiver and monitor are both connected directly to the GPU, not GPU->Receiver->Monitor.
I did it this way to eliminate the chance of the receiver causing input lag to the monitor.
It's working well enough so far, apart from the issue of windows recognizing the receiver as a monitor and forcing me into a fake multi display setup.
Now to the issue that's been bugging me: The receiver loses its settings in Windows 7's "Playback Devices" every time the PC has been shut down for more than a few minutes. This means I have to reconfigure the receiver after every startup. This only takes a few seconds, but to have to do it every time is a real hassle.
I wasn't sure whether to post this in the Windows or HT section of these forums, but I thought the percentage of people in this forum that have a HT system hooked up to their PC might be higher than in the Windows forums.
Thank you for reading this and thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.