PC game with Dolby 5.1 sound output?
 

Hi guys,

I just bought a nice-looking Dolby 5.1 headset (Azona HT-280) in the local Media Markt but then realized that - apart from its original home theater purpose - I can't try it with any game. Or can I?

Can anyone recommend me a PC game that has Dolby 5.1 sound output? Preferably FPS or racing simulator... :D I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 1, with EAX support, so it should be able to output all five channels! Thanks in advance,

Joe

I think Unreal Tournament 2004 and Far Cry has 5.1 output. Maybe even Halo too... Can't remember

I recommend you Call of Duty!!!

I think most games have it. Jedi academy and unreal 2k3/2k4 for sure.

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies. I have tried Call of Duty so far but it didn't output Dolby 5.1 sound and I couldn't find any option that would resemble something similar, not even EAX support helped, weird!

I'll try Jedi Academy, too, but I don't have Far Cry or Unreal Tournament 200x...

Joe

Call of Duty has perfect EAX support man!
eax1, eax2 and even eax3 is supported.
Don't know how eax3 is like (my soundcard--> upto eax2)

do you have your windows speaker configuration setup correctly?

nah, its the worst EAX implementation i've ever seen.
enable EAX in COD and you'll suffer severe fps-losses. your fps will drop from 150 to 30...

try for yourself:
run a timedemo with only miles 2d and then with EAX, 2, 3.
you'll be surprised... ;)

hm never had any problems with the fps(I own the game before I got my 5.1 system, but I don't remember those problems) and my pc is not the best machine, but it surprises me sometimes...

Hi guys,

Apparently, the Windows 98 driver for the Sound Blaster Audigy I have does _not_ support Dolby Digital output. Because of DOOM 3, I installed Windows XP (as well, dual boot) and, voila, there goes real surround sound!

Joe

:D have fun I really grudge you now :p I won't buy DOOM3 or Half-Life2
my machine is 2 slow for that:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Windows XP Home Edition
Mainboard: MSI K7N415 Pro (NVIDIA, nForce board)
I disabled nForce via BIOS and installed a SoundBlaster Live!
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
RAM: 512MB
DirectX v9.0b
G4 Ti4200

Hey KAMiKAZE,

If you wanna compete with me for the "slower computer" prize, I'm sorry, you lost! :D I've got a three-year old ABiT KT7-RAID, with a one and a half-year old Athlon 1000 and 384 Megs of SDRAM in it, and a two-year old Geforce 3 Ti500.

Though, I've been collecting money for those years to buy a complete new machine and give this one to my sister... :)

Joe

Joe, be sure to buy (if u can) the parts from a computer fair, it comes out a lot cheaper :)