devnulllore Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi, I have this monitor: http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VH242H/#specifications The specs show an SPDIF out and is supposed to pass the digital signal through as long as it is connected via the HDMI cable. The problem is, however, when I connect it to my 5.1 digital speaker system, which has a built in decoder, it shows that the digital signal is not being passed through the SPDIF output on the monitor. I have also tried turning off the 5.1 decoder to see if the signal is already being processed, to no avail. Is anyone familiar with this monitor or this situation and can offer me some help? Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphamale Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 AV Audio Input: HDMI Audio Output: SPDIF so i would suspect the hdmi is not bringing the signal in. have you checked those settings? so the audio signal comes in with the video signal and the audio is handed off by the spdif. must be a setting on the hdmi side. have you looked at it from that angle? Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 AV Audio Input: HDMI Audio Output: SPDIF so i would suspect the hdmi is not bringing the signal in. have you checked those settings? so the audio signal comes in with the video signal and the audio is handed off by the spdif. must be a setting on the hdmi side. have you looked at it from that angle? I agree, check your default audio output device and check that it's HDMI digital out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devnulllore Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I agree, check your default audio output device and check that it's HDMI digital out. Ok, I am pretty sure I checked all the settings I could find. One thing I found was that if I connect the SPDIF out (coaxial) to a coaxial to DIN cable, since my surround system is backwards compatible with older 5.1 systems, I get the full individual surround channels but the "Dolby Digital" light still never comes on. It does if I connect it directly from my digital cable box or SPDIF out on my DVD player. I will see what I can gather from ASUS. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionVoltss Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Creative inspire 5.1 digital ? Spdif chip dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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