Will i get sound output through this cable?

spellcaster · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:27

Hello,

I have currently connected my pc via the vga port on the tv. There is no sound. When i buy a dvi-hdmi cable will this carry sound ?

jak731 · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:30

what card is it?

spellcaster · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:33

Hello,
my graphics card is an ati4850

RJC · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:36

I beleive you will need to use the supplied DVI - HDMI adapter.

jak731 · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:37

you need to use the ati dvi-hdmi converter

spellcaster · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:43

I am using that hdmi converter at the moment but it is currently going into the vga input on my lcd tv hence no sound. Once i buy a cable which has the gpu outpuit on one end and the hdmi on the other will I get sound then?

RJC · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:49

Yes, you will need to go into the options menu on the software to enable sound over HDMI when your new HDMI comes.

paradigm · 27 Dec 2008 at 20:50

spellcaster said:
I am using that hdmi converter at the moment but it is currently going into the vga input on my lcd tv hence no sound. Once i buy a cable which has the gpu outpuit on one end and the hdmi on the other will I get sound then?

If you are using the bundled ATi DVI to HDMI converter (not DVI to VGA), then you are using HDMI.

You say you are using VGA, thus you are NOT using the bundled DVI to HDMI converter.

spellcaster · 27 Dec 2008 at 21:00

As far as I know the converter that i had with my gpu just plugs into one end of the 15pin monitor input and then once the converter is on it then plugs into the gpu. However the other end of the cable has a vga end so i will have to buy a cable thats dvi on the pc end and hdmi on the end that will go to my lcd

paradigm · 27 Dec 2008 at 21:08

That is a DVI to VGA (15-pin D-SUB connector) converter. Which allows you to plug an analog signalled display into the DVI port.

Most modern ATi cards also come with a DVI to HDMI converter (looks similar in dimensions, but has HDMI in place of the 15-pin connector). You NEED to use this to get audio out of the DVI port on the card. Then you would need an HDMI to HDMI cable.

This is a DVI to HDMI dongle.

This is DVI to VGA.

spellcaster · 27 Dec 2008 at 21:16

i will check the gpu box to see if there is any other cables in there. many thanks for the advice