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I want to hook up my computer to my pc to watch movies,i'm not good with these things and need sme help,can anyone give me some good simple addvice.It would really be appreciated....Thankyou

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As and suggested, the practical first step is to identify what audio outputs the PC has and what inputs the surround system accepts. Common, reliable paths are: HDMI (single cable for picture + full multichannel audio), digital optical/TOSLINK, the motherboard's color-coded analog jacks for 5.1/7.1, or adding a USB/PCIe sound card if the PC lacks usable outputs. HDMI is usually the simplest when an AV receiver has an HDMI input.

Common connection choices and what to expect:

  • HDMI — connect the PC's HDMI to the receiver (or TV if the receiver lacks HDMI). Install/update GPU drivers so the HDMI audio device appears in Windows. Set that device as the default playback device and use "passthrough"/bitstreaming in the player for Dolby/DTS when needed.
  • Optical/TOSLINK — runs to the receiver. Optical commonly carries two-channel PCM; true multichannel over optical requires a real-time encoder (Dolby Digital Live/DTS Connect) or encoded AC3/DTS bitstreams, and many onboard audio chips will downmix to stereo.
  • Analog multi-jack — set the onboard audio control panel to 5.1/7.1 and plug jacks into matching receiver inputs (lime/front, black/rear, orange/center+sub, grey/side).
  • No suitable outputs — use an inexpensive USB 5.1 adapter or internal sound card.

Quick troubleshooting: select the correct default playback device in Windows, run the speaker configuration test, update Realtek or GPU audio drivers, and verify the AVR input is selected. If routing via a TV, beware that ARC may limit passthrough formats (eARC is required for some lossless codecs); for best results connect the PC directly to the AVR when possible.

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you woule need to give more info on you computer and its sound device ,
computer make and model will help some .and info about your surround sound even ,helper cant guess this stuff

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Caper is right. Does the PC have an HDMI out? Optical audio? DVI/VGA?

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