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Most PC audio chips support 5.1 or 7.1 internally. Also many desktop motherboards provide 5.1 or 7.1 connectors. If you only have stereo speakers, just set the correct speaker configuration in the OS. Either the OS or VLC will automatically downmix to stereo. Got it! Thanks for your reply! I checke...

Ok, I'm just a newbie here, but I'm having the same problem. I'm using Windows 8.1 x64 and VLC 2.1.5. Some videos I watch are 5.1 only, and I don't have this kind of system. I use stereo headphones and my sound card is onboard. It has only that 3 connectors (green, blue, pink), so I guess it produce...