No Dolby via MCE - Media Cen

Coping with this problem for 3 weeks now, I seek for help here. Here is my configuration:* Creative Labs DTT3500 DeskTop Theater Digital 5. Computer Speaker System Manual* SB Li've!Platinum Manual* PowerDVD 6.0?DeLuxe?I've connected the DTT3500 with the SB using the Digital DIN. By chosing the right settings on the DTT3500 and the sound card, I'm getting a clear test signal from all 6 speakers. Using PowerDVD, I'm getting a digital signal too. However, from the Media Center setup, I'm getting a strange stereo signal when I choose for the 5. option in the speaker configuration. I guess, I've tried already all possible combinations chosing SPDIF or 6 speaker configuration in PowerDVD; nothing hel
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Does somebody any idea of the problem?Message Edited by DoktorBlue on 03-3-2006:55 AM

? You are needing to do AC-3 passthrough and you may want to use the Shark Codec Pack instead of K-Lite. Instructions for Shark's pack are here:
http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-problem-spdif-passthrough-x-fi-decoder-Win7

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unclemano wrote
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