The video is great but I still can't hear audio through my tv; just through my laptop (ASUS). What do I need to do?
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I bought this VGA cord to connect my Lenovo PC to the scaler: Cables Unlimited PCM-2240-06 SVGA Cable With 3.5mm Male to Male Audio (6 Feet, Black)You simply plug the 3.5( standard) audio connector into the audio output of your computer and the audio plug at the other end into the audio input on the scaler. If you find ( as I did) that the cord is too short to reach both the video and audio plugs on your PC you can use a separate cord for the audio. Otherwise, you can get great sound by using headphones connected to your PC, which I often do at night so as not to disturb others. I bought this VGA cord to connect my Lenovo PC to the scaler: Cables Unlimited PCM-2240-06 SVGA Cable With 3.5mm Male to Male Audio (6 Feet, Black)You simply plug the 3.5( standard) audio connector into the audio output of your computer and the audio plug at the other end into the audio input on the scaler. If you find ( as I did) that the cord is too short to reach both the video and audio plugs on your PC you can use a separate cord for the audio. Otherwise, you can get great sound by using headphones connected to your PC,... » Read More I bought this VGA cord to connect my Lenovo PC to the scaler: Cables Unlimited PCM-2240-06 SVGA Cable With 3.5mm Male to Male Audio (6 Feet, Black)You simply plug the 3.5( standard) audio connector into the audio output of your computer and the audio plug at the other end into the audio input on the scaler. If you find ( as I did) that the cord is too short to reach both the video and audio plugs on your PC you can use a separate cord for the audio. Otherwise, you can get great sound by using headphones connected to your PC, which I often do at night so as not to disturb others. « Show Less
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Also check tv settings. Is it digital or analog audio? My tv has digital input that needed a converter. I used old minidisc recorder. There is also standalone converters for around $80 iirc.
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My best guess is to check the audio and video settings on your pc. Check the frequency if possible. 44.4 kHz, 48 kHz. Stuff like that can make a difference. Good luck. If you have high quality audio card using your pc audio is just as good as long as there is no time lag.
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Check to see if your TV has RCA audio inputs in the back (it probably does...they're the little round red and white ones with a hole in the middle). Next, I'm assuming your laptop has a headphone jack. If it does, then go to Radio Shack and ask for a "stereo mini to male RCA" cord. Plug the mini end into your headphone jack on your laptop and plug the RCA end into the back of your TV. This should work. If you have surround sound, then you could also plug the RCO end into your surround sound system.
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You need a VGA/SVGA cable with 3.5mm audio connector that can be connected to your PC and the other end to your converter...mine, I got it from Amazon the brand is "PTC Cable".
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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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I had the same problem. The real answer is quite a head scratcher! It took me several hours of dealing with customer service. You can't get sound through hdmi from your computer unless you ALSO link the 1/8-inch audio cable from your computer to the RGB PC Audio jack on the back. The tech seemed to think it was due to the fact that most computers do not have a high end Dolby Digital True HD 7.1, or even 5.1 Dolby Pro Logic. I think that if a computer has the video capability to support HDMI, it should also have the correct sound decoding card. But, computers have always been all about the picture quality, while the sound is played on a speaker smaller than a quarter! I had the same problem. The real answer is quite a head scratcher! It took me several hours of dealing with customer service. You can't get sound through hdmi from your computer unless you ALSO link the 1/8-inch audio cable from your computer to the RGB PC Audio jack on the back. The tech seemed to think it was due to the fact that most computers do not have a high end Dolby Digital True HD 7.1, or even 5.1 Dolby Pro Logic. I think that if a computer has the video capability to support HDMI, it should also have the correct sound decoding card. But, computers have always been all about the... » Read More I had the same problem. The real answer is quite a head scratcher! It took me several hours of dealing with customer service. You can't get sound through hdmi from your computer unless you ALSO link the 1/8-inch audio cable from your computer to the RGB PC Audio jack on the back. The tech seemed to think it was due to the fact that most computers do not have a high end Dolby Digital True HD 7.1, or even 5.1 Dolby Pro Logic. I think that if a computer has the video capability to support HDMI, it should also have the correct sound decoding card. But, computers have always been all about the picture quality, while the sound is played on a speaker smaller than a quarter! « Show Less
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Check your graphics card. I have a Radeon that transfers sound through the dvi to HDMI adapter.
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I have the same problem. I can only hear the audio over the Apple TV but not the video. If I had it to do over again I would buy a Roku. Apple the signal a lot.
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I figured out a/the solution. When you plug the sound cable into the sound jack for your computer you also need to plug an auxiliary cable into the audio out port which is located on the same side as the hdmi out. Once you have plugged the aux cable into that end you need to look for the PC/DVI audio in jack on your television and plug it into there. Once you have done that the sound will go through. Hope this helps.
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You can, but ...If your TV is an old, analog model with a 4:3 aspect ratio screen and your laptop is newer with a 16:9 aspect ratio screen, the image on the TV will be horizontally compressed to fit and there's no way to change that. If your TV is recent enough to have a 16:9 aspect ratio, that shouldn't be a problem. You may not get audio output through the TV either. In that case you'll have to connect your laptop's headphone jack to the TV's RCA audio inputs or use other external speakers.
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Nope. Sorry. This is just a Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) connector. For sound, try using a bluetooth enable speaker or you can plug your external speakers by means of an audio jack. If your laptop has speakers, that can produce sound too...
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J. Jones, Sorry I didn't reply to this eariler.... but did you BUILD the computer yourself? If so did you attach the proper cable from the sound card to the video card to get the sound TO the video card? And if you did, DID you connect it properly? If you didn't build it yourself, did you crack open the case to see if the manufacturer installed thecable and did it properly, AND that it did not come loose in shipping? It's an internal cable, check your manuals. And check the cable itself if all else fails. It may be you've got a bad one.
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Your TV MUST have a VGA imput Plug IN and also an INPUT jack for Audio... 3.5 standard. If it doesn't have either of these then you can not connect your laptop to your TV that way. Maybe you just need a HDMI cable.
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you sure you don't have the cable in the audio pc/hmdi input (this connection is in "input 5" box, just above and to the right of the digital audio output; i believe this is the same connection type...) judging by the lack of picture instead of audio, that is my best guess anyway. someone correct me if i'm wrong (my tv is hanging and i cannot really see the connections), but i do not believe this device has a standard audio output (besides the headphone out)...
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yes, it is a great monitor. as far as you losing sound, I don't know as I have mine plugged into my desktop. I'm going to take a guess and say you are plugged in with an hdmi cable. try using a vga cable and see if that works. if it does, try googling problems with the hdmi plugged into a laptop. wish I could be of more help.
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Make sure TV sound is disabled. All sound will come through SoundPlate. It has much better sound than the TV.
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Joseph-This will happen if the computer you're using doesn't support audio pass-through via DisplayPort. Check your model to ensure compatibility. Alternatively, if your model is compatible, ensure that your TV is selected as your audio output device (on a Mac, in System Preferences, Audio, Output).
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no i ran across the same problem and forgot that dvi does not carry sound, only hdmi does. so you would have to find another alternative or use a separate cable for the sound
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To test if it is the cable, try another cable even if it is not the preferred length. If your TV has more HDMT ports try all the ports. If none of those salved the issue, try another TV on your laptop. One of those should narrow down where the problem lies. Hope things work out for you.
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We use a "Artcessories, AV Direct Multi-input Audio / Visual Direct Box". This supplies both visual and audio. On the other PMP4000 (we use two of them at our Church) we use the HDMI for video from the Laptop to the TV and then an 1/8" audio cable from the Laptop to the PMP4000 for the audio coming through the sound system and not the TV.