Playback 5.1 audio streams on a 2-speaker system?

[MrPiercer]

How do I do?

I have a Creative Audigy Platinum card, but only a 2-speaker system connected... When I open a file with 5.1 audio I don't get ANY sound at all?? I really expected the sound card to be "smart enough" to downsample it to 2-channel audio since that's what it's set to.

Can anyone please shed some light here?

Anders.

[OvERaCiD23]

The card itself is not doing the downsampling, but rather playback filter. Are you playing in a software DVD player (WinDVD, PowerDVD)? Or in something like Windows Media Player? Make sure your soundcard is not setup for SPDIF pass-through, as it outputs a digital signal, which is not played back by the speakers.

If you're watching the video in WMP (or any media player), download the AC3Filter for playback http://sourceforge.net/projects/ac3filter/.

[MrPiercer]

Thanx!

It can be almost from anything I guess.. Although I haven't tried a DVD yet, only from .ogg files in BS Player. When playing DVD's I have bought Intervideo WinDVD Platinum, it should be able to take care of it... And no, the audio card is set to analog only, 2 speakers.

Anders