Can I get audio from laptop to TV-- My Lenovo W500 has Displayport --label shows "D". NOT "D++". I know that is different. Will audio still play?
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Not with mine. Got to use analog audio desperately. That's disappointing... still, great picture quality, so it is worth it.
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My Lenovo is about 2 years old. I connect an HDMI cable into this, then into my laptop and the sound and video come through the TV. The only issue I have had with sound related to my OS setup which had changed when I connected the laptop to a monitor. I simply had to adjust the settings back to what is was before, then the video and sound played through the TV. Hope that helps.
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Hi Deborah, I have been successful with my hookup and audio. At this point I would make sure your laptop supports a direct HDMI connection and that you have changed your audio output in the control panel under whatever O.S. you have. Hope this helps. Also, in some situations, the audio is going to default to the laptop if the connection is a HDMI Input. You want a HDMI Output on the laptop.
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I downloaded the drivers that Daniel Graham posted below (http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS014997). After installing the driver and modifying some of my sound settings, this worked perfectly on my Thinkpad W530. I'm able to listen to audio and make/take VOIP calls on my laptop.
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Hi Deborah,I have been successful with my hookup and audio. At this point I would make sure your laptop supports a direct HDMI connection and that you have changed your audio output in the control panel under whatever O.S. you have.Hope this helps.Also, in some situations, the audio is going to default to the laptop if the connection is a HDMI Input. You want a HDMI Output on the laptop.
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Displayport cable are not equal get the higher numbered versions .. older cable will bot carry audio, etc A quick search should produce which version will work best for your needs.All the best.
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I use a VGA cable to run my laptop off of my TV. However instead of hooking up an audio cable to the television I just plug in a small set of speakers to the laptop to increase the volume coming off of the laptop. It's really same thing, just that sound comes off of the computer instead. Just a suggestion and another option.
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All sound issues I was having with this laptop were fixed when I installed the latest windows sound drivers. I got them directly from microsofta website. After that I had no issues at all.
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Hola, Michael Phelps!The device works great for me in both, my Lenovo and HP computers. They both have Windows 7. Not to be obvious, but I have my sound on mute because I do not like all the beeps I get when I receive a new e-mail or I have an Outlook reminder, so I have to remember to unmute it when I use the laptops to connect to the TV. That's the only thing...I hope this helps and good luck!
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It actually depends on the video card. Radeon 5000/6000/7000 series will carry audio over hdmi. The laptop most likely had the capability to display but not pass thru audio. I'm not too sure on which nvidia cards do it
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WiDi supports both video and audio, as it would an HDMI cable. Now, given that video and audio probably need to be in sync through the wireless link, the audio would always go to the TV. I haven't found a way to redirect the audio to a different laptop output, and some of the attempts have cause some crashes and other issues with the device. However, if your TV has a good audio attached to it that shouldn't be a problem. This little box has worked for me quite well, but needs some firmware updates as well as keeping the driver on your laptop current.
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Mine works fine. Does your computer support audio output through display port?
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As far as i'm aware yes the cable is bi-directional and if you connect it to a DVI port you can then connect that to HDMI TV but remember you will still not get sound through HDMI in that setup unless your laptop SPECIFICALLY supports sound out through DVI (not all do.)
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Your laptop probably does not have an audio input like many desktop PCs. Mine only has a headphones / speaker jack. You can plug it into any standard AV equipment with an RCA type plug so long as you have the additional cabling to reach it since the attached cables are only half a foot.
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I just purchased the mini dvi to dvi adapter and also an hdmi to dvi cable. I also have the audio cables. When I hooked everything up, I could hear the audio and see my desktop only. How can I view something other than my desktop. CAn you help?
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I have my computer output connected to a surround system instead of directly into the television. Make sure that you have the audio on your computer turned on and the connection to "audio out" and not "microphone". If connected properly, you should not be able to hear the laptop audio. It should be directed thru the converter and combined into the HDMI connection at the set. There should be no audio coming from the computer speakers if properly connected.
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All you need is a single audio input accepting a stereo mini-plug. Most laptops have them, though some computers accept only USB connectors. And the same goes if you use this unit with a TV set--a single audio input--nor more, no less.
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Yes go into system preferences then sound. In sound then go to outputs then it should say like LCD Tv or something like that which is your computer. Do not select internal speakers thats your computer. The Type will say HDMI