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<DIV>Steven Cruysberghs wrote:<BR>> Is anybody using the rear (stereo-jack)
connectors for 5.1 sound? I read<BR>> somewhere that it is possible to use
line-out en line-in both as output<BR>> and that would also enable surround
sound.<BR>> <BR><BR>>>Yes, you can use alsa-mixer to set all three
jacks as outputs (L/R <BR>>>front, L/R back and center/sub) and then you
also need to select 5.1 <BR>>>output (decoding) when running xine or
mplayer.<BR><BR>how the heck would you hook that up to a receiver? if my sony
receiver has dolby 5.1 etc/etc I would only need one rca set right? [ok it is a
little old no digital input/outputs]</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>tia</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>