I am trying to get 7.1 audio bitstreaming to work but get an error each time:
I have everything required according to the
wiki:
Bitstreaming
Media Center can optionally bitstream the following formats:
Dolby Digital (AC3)
DTS
Dolby TrueHD
DTS-HD
Only consider bitstreaming if ALL of the following are true:
You have more than two speakers connected
You are using an HDMI or S/PDIF connection
You have a receiver (or outboard decoder) capable of decoding formats like Dolby Digital and DTS (and preferably the latest formats like Dolby TrueHD, etc.)
You have properly configured the receiver levels, speakers, distances, etc.
You do not want to use VideoClock, Room Correction, or any other audio features offered by Media Center
Select 'Bitstreaming' as the connection type to use an external decoder when possible.
I have a Pioneer VSX-1120 which decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master and I've used it successfully on hundreds of Blu-ray discs played on my Blu-ray player connected via HDMI. My HTPC has a Radeon HD 7770 video card connected via HDMI to the VSX-1120 and capable of 7.1 audio. It is configured as my default audio device:
In order to troubleshoot, I uninstalled JRiver and did a clean re-install (registries and libraries cleared). When I played a TrueHD Blu-ray disk with the default settings, there was no error, but this was not bitstreaming. The receiver showed PCM 7.1 channels. When I changed just one setting, Options > Video > Bitstreaming: HDMI, I get the error message shown above. In what I think may be a bug, if I change Bitstreaming to S/PDIF, I also get PCM 7.1, even though I don't have a S/PDIF cable connected to that input. I have tried numerous audio settings without resolution. Bitstreaming of a 5.1 audio source does work (e.g. Dolby Digital), so the problem appears to be specific to 7.1 channels.
I purchased JRiver in large part due to the bitstreaming capability. Now that a Windows 8 driver providing 7.1 audio is available, I am disappointed that JRiver is not working with it. Any help would be appreciated.