Question about HDMI sound

Fear Fyah · 12 Feb 2015 at 16:32

Is it possible to have an hdmi cable hooked up to my monitor connected to my laptop and play sound through my laptop onto my speaker monitors.... and another hdmi cable going from my monitor to my ps4 for video at the same time? If so, how?

Or even better would be if i could get audio from my ps4 and laptop to go through my speakers at the same time. Again, is this even possible?

Fear Fyah · 12 Feb 2015 at 23:01

Anyone?

rids57 · 12 Feb 2015 at 23:17

two HDMI sources at once on the TV isn't going to work, you have to pick one.

what do you mean by "speaker monitors"? Do you mean your monitor's speakers or studio monitors (high quality speakers)?

Fear Fyah · 13 Feb 2015 at 04:57

rids57 said:
two HDMI sources at once on the TV isn't going to work, you have to pick one.

what do you mean by "speaker monitors"? Do you mean your monitor's speakers or studio monitors (high quality speakers)?

Just separate speakers connected to my monitor through a 3.5mm jack. Is there an easy way to do it at all then? Even if i cant use 2 HDMI sources on my monitor at the same time.

Cookeh · 13 Feb 2015 at 10:59

HDMI carries audio, so if you have your TV connected to your laptop via HDMI the audio should be coming out of the speakers you have connected to the TV. As above, you can't use two HDMI sources simultaneously, which kinda rules out your second question, to the best of my knowledge.

Fear Fyah · 13 Feb 2015 at 20:47

Cookeh said:
HDMI carries audio, so if you have your TV connected to your laptop via HDMI the audio should be coming out of the speakers you have connected to the TV. As above, you can't use two HDMI sources simultaneously, which kinda rules out your second question, to the best of my knowledge.

Hm... okay. Thanks for the help mate.

McGraw · 13 Feb 2015 at 22:37

Can't you just use a 3.5mm splitter and plug in a lead from your laptop headphone port and the lead from the monitor into your speakers at the same time?