If still not, the problem is either the cable or the mode selected on your receiver :p If not, remove any DVD from the drive, then launch the DVD player app (not Front Row), go to Settings and tell it to output the DVD sound directly to the digital output instead of using the Mac Mini sound processing system. Once you make that connection, there is one thing you should be able to do immeditately: play back DVDs in 5.1 Dolby Digital (or DTS or whatever surround track is on the DVD). On most (fairly recent) macs, an SPDIF fiberoptic cable will be the best solution to get the digital 5.1 signal from your mac to your home theater equipment. In my case I have an Intel Mac Mini from 2006 hooked up to a Denon AVR-3801 via a fiber optic S/PDIF connection. So your hooked up your Mac to your 5.1 receiver and all you get is lousy stereo? Worry no more, decent AC-3 support is finally available for Mac OSX!
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