Well, I recently installed Windows 8, installed all the latest drivers for my hardware. I have a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium, and while the drivers clearly sort of work (I am getting sound out of my S/PDIF optical out), Dolby Digital live does not work - I'm stuck in 2-channel mode, converted to PrologicII by my receiver. The sound is the same for music and non-HD video as it was in Windows XP (with the exception that when the card is not outputting any signal to the receiver, the receiver's mode switches to Stereo - once I play a file the receiver switches back to Prologic). When I play an HD file the receiver switches on Prologic, instead of Dolby Digital. I have tried intalling and playing one game (Deus Ex: Human Revolution), and got no sound at all. I am installing Crysis 2 (yeah yeah, I'm behind the times - good games are still good after a year, and so much cheaper!) and will try that when it's done.
Oddly enough, going into the Windows device manager to view the encoders shows that DDL and DTS Connect are active, and when I use the test button, the appropriate lights come on on the receiver and I get the test tones.
Any suggestions?
Oddly enough, going into the Windows device manager to view the encoders shows that DDL and DTS Connect are active, and when I use the test button, the appropriate lights come on on the receiver and I get the test tones.
Any suggestions?