Please help a noob HTS question

[jojo29]

eres my TV in this room:
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/sto...ber=KDS55A2000

heres my HTS, which fucking rocks for being such a slim setup

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/sto...Number=HTCT350

now heres my problem
what cable/cables do i need to be able to hook up my computer to the tv and get the sound to come from the Sound system
currently i have just the VGA-VGA via the tv and computer but the sound wont come out of the HTS
i consider a VERY techie guy
but when it comes to sound....im a freaking noob lol
sound is my achillies heel lol
i was thinking use a DVI to HDMI cable but not sure if sound will go through it?

 

[NutBucket]

DVI doesn't carry sound so that won't work.

You'll need to run a 3.5mm --> RCA stereo cable into the sound bar. Or you could get an HDMI capable video card which will then pass sound to the sound bar

 

[sm625]

DVI to HDMI can carry sound, it just usually doesnt. The adapter has to be just right. If you're a hardcore gamer geek you might have a handful of DVI to HDMI adapters, and you might get one that works. Otherwise you need to use optical. I wouldnt mess with rca. You dont spend $400 to use headphone cables.

 

[Number1]

Get a video card with HDMI support and hook it up to your sound bar.

 

[NutBucket]

DVI to HDMI can carry sound, it just usually doesnt. The adapter has to be just right. If you're a hardcore gamer geek you might have a handful of DVI to HDMI adapters, and you might get one that works. Otherwise you need to use optical. I wouldnt mess with rca. You dont spend $400 to use headphone cables.

The only thing optical buys you in this csae is better noise rejection. No need for multichannel signals when you only have a sound bar.

 

[velillen]

i'd just pick up a spidf cable and call it good. You can pick em up for under 5 bucks so its a cheap and easy solution...though does add one more cable to the mix.

 

[jojo29]

Thank you for all the suggestions:

On the video card with HDMI idea...im waiting for the next GPU refreshes so thats until sometime next year....

What would i need for this:
DVI--HDMI to the TV
and for sound what else would i need?

Optical
so this would be Optical to the TV what other cable would i need?
Optical from TV to the Sound bar right?