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I think I answered my own question. VLC is broken and it sounds like there are no plans to fix it. I loaded up Media Player Classic and ffdshow and after a few tweaks, I am finally playing 5.1 DD through my spdif, the steady blue light on my receiver indicating a perfect stutter-free signal. I think...

Okay, I finally tried the recommended Media Player Classic with ffdshow (or you could use ac3 filter, I guess). A few tweaks and I am listening to stutter free 5.1 surround from mkv, video_ts, etc. This problem absolutely, without a doubt, lies with the vlc player and its compatability issues with D...

Okay, DJ...I have been in these forums for what seems like days, and I have noticed that you seem to be in complete denial that there is a problem with VLC and spdif. Just look at the poll on this thread! A GREAT NUMBER of people did not have any luck with either fix. I just upgraded my Realtek driv...

Switching to Win32 Wave Out does not solve the problem...it just makes the stutter a little slower. The little blue light indicating a digital signal just blinks off and on with each stutter. sigh. Very frustrating...Realtek updated their Vista drivers a few days ago but updating solves nothing. I h...