Hi guys, when hooking up my computer to the tv, the sound by default comes out as stereo.
I've just bought a receiver and was wondering how do I get 5.1 surround from the output.
And just hypothetically speaking, if a "friend" of mine has downloaded mp4/avi files in the past, are they 5.1 compatible already?
Hook your computer HDMI output to the receiver's input, and another HDMI from receiver to TV.
On your computer you'll need to check under 'Playback Devices' that it is using your receiver as default speakers and configured as 5.1
Your theoretical files will need to have 5.1 audio channels. Files with 2 audio channels can be forced through 5 channels but that's not true surround sound.