Video/Audio To TV From Computer

airbusA346 · 19 Dec 2015 at 20:13

Hi,

Think this is right forum to post this thread, if not please move it.

I am getting a Samsung 40" UE40H6400 TV, and I want to connect it to my computer, so that I can play videos on it etc.

I currently have a Palit GTX 760 2GB graphics card and was wondering if I used a DisplayPort to HDMI cable, would I also need a 3.5mm audio cable from the computer to the TV or will the DisplayPort to HDMI cable transmit the sound as well as the video?

I don't have a separate sound card, motherboard is a ASUS Sabertooth 990FX.

Thanks.

MBauer80 · 19 Dec 2015 at 20:17

I think you need a specific adapter from DisplayPort to HDMI. With this is should be possible!

airbusA346 · 19 Dec 2015 at 20:32

MBauer80 said:
I think you need a specific adapter from DisplayPort to HDMI. With this is should be possible!

So if I used something like this, it should transmit the audio and video to the TV?

http://www.lindy.co.uk/cables-adapt...3/displayport-to-hdmi-converter-adapter-p6816

Nick1881 · 20 Dec 2015 at 08:41

The card doesn't have a HDMI out? The Palit website suggests it does.

The spec on that adaptor states

Audio output over HDMI is only supported when the graphics card of the notebook or desktop computer supports audio output over DisplayPort. Several on-board graphics adapters such as Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset in Notebooks (i.e. Dell E6400) do NOT support audio output over DisplayPort, even when HDMI support (Intel High Definition Audio HDMI Service) is installed for audio controllers. In such instances a separate audio connection has to be set up.

airbusA346 · 20 Dec 2015 at 09:09

Nick1881 said:
The card doesn't have a HDMI out? The Palit website suggests it does.

My current TV (which is a monitor with a TV Tuner; Samsung 2333HD) I want to utilise as a second monitor, so was planning on using the HDMI for that. But I guess I could use the DisplayPort to HDMI on that one, because I don't want audio.

So if I was to use HDMI to the TV, it will transmit the audio as well?

mid_gen · 20 Dec 2015 at 09:19

If you want audio it'll be easiest to use HDMI as the graphics card will pipe your audio through the HDMI.

airbusA346 · 25 Dec 2015 at 15:07

Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but audio isn't going over HDMI to my TV (I've extended my desktop).

airbusA346 · 25 Dec 2015 at 15:21

Also the old TV isn't showing on the computer either. Using HDMI to DisplayPort cable.

airbusA346 · 30 Dec 2015 at 20:59

Can anyone help?

FiremanSam · 30 Dec 2015 at 21:42

The way I do it with mine is have the TV as a second display and then change the playback device from speakers (desktop) to the TV.