5.1 sounds problem on youtube

[s31len]

For some reason, having just put on a fresh install of windows, videos on youtube are in 2 speaker stereo, yet 5.1 works with everything else fine?

Tried reinstalling flash player....no difference.

Anyone shed any light on this?

 

[FiXX]

Cos YouTube videos aren't 5.1....

 

[Magic Johnson]

Are your 5.1 speakers on 5.1 or Stereo? Should be a button on your remote to change, that should work.

 

[FiXX]

but a proper 5.1 setup wouldnt play youtube through more than two speakers anyway... as its just stereo... or even single channel mono..

 

[s31len]

i know you tube wont play in proper 5.1, but it should be stereo - using all speakers and the sub, not just the FL and FR.

well, thats how it used to work anyway, and how media player, winamp etc work, none of those are 5.1 either.

is there some sort of settings within flash or anything like that?

 

[FiXX]

it shouldnt use all the speakers at all.. it should use two, lf and rf. wmp winamp etc all the same... if working correctly and set up properly will use two channels only!

 

[Magic Johnson]

No it does use all the speakers.

 

[FiXX]

what does? lol....

if you mean wmp, winamp etc if music comes out of all speakers its set up wrong.... it should use 2 channels .

 

[Mark One]

There are some bits of audio hardware/software that will up-scale (for want of a better word) stereo into 5.1
Think mine is called DTS, but it's pretty pants tbh. music is designed for stereo.

 

[Andy.]

You need to enable speaker fill from your sound properties (speaker configuration).

probably

 

[FiXX]

Ah you can use settings like omni-directional etc but it's pseudo 5.1 thus pointless.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Aye, it's not REAL 5.1 but it still comes out from all the speakers flol.