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Hello,

I finally took the plunge and uninstalled MPC HomeCinema 64, then installed VLC 1.0.3 as my new default media player.

I located the equalizer and set it to what I consider normal audio quality for my computer, which is custom built btw. I'm operating in an audio environment of 5.1 surround sound and I immediately noticed that my center speakers are not receiving a signal when playing back 2-channel stereo audio.

In MPC HomeCinema 64-bit, my center speakers always worked when playing back a 2-channel program because MPC has a speaker configuration device which allows the user to specify speaker configurations manually. So when playing back a 2-channel stereo program my computer was basically playing back in Quad (2.1 Sub-woofer + 2 center) automatically.

Does VLC allow me to configure my speaker layout? .... Does VLC support 5.1 surround?

Perhaps I should have asked this before installing.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Intel DG-965WH
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
4.1 gig RAM @ 800 MHz
Windows Vista Ultimate 64
NVIDIA 8500 GT (512MB)
ATI Wonder TV HD-600
iMicro XBlade 450W
Seagate 320 HD (Internal)
Western Digital 320 HD (External)
Samsung 22" (BW216)
Dual Lightscribe DVDRW's
Logitech 7.1 Surround Sound (Running 5.1)
Logitech G-15 Keyboard

I finally took the plunge and uninstalled MPC HomeCinema 64, then installed VLC 1.0.3 as my new default media player.

You can have both players on same computer.

Does VLC allow me to configure my speaker layout?

No.

Does VLC support 5.1 surround?

If the audio track is 5.1, VLC will play it as 5.1 if you want it.

Okay, thanks for the reply. I understand fully.