Quick question about DVI to HDMI

[wirm]

Hi folks, I've got a silly question for you.

If I wanted to connect my pc to my HDTV to watch movies and such, what is the easiest way?

My TV doesn't have VGA or DVI inputs, but it does have 2 HDMI inputs. So I'm guessing I could get one of those converters to connect my video card to the TV's HDMI port.

But what about sound? Is there a way to make the sound from the movie come out of the TV?

thanks

 

[Matthias99]

HDMI is DVI-D plus audio in one plug. You can convert them.

Some upcoming video cards may have audio-passthrough capabilities and native HDMI (so they can actually send audio in their HDMI outputs), but AFAIK no current gaming cards do. There may be an external box you could get that would multiplex the video with a PC's digital or 5/6/7.1 analog outputs.

Or you could use real speakers and hook them directly to the PC.

 

[wirm]

So DVI is only video, right? Aside from that audio-passthrough technology you mentioned, is there any way to get a single cable going from my PC to the TV and have both video and sound?

thanks

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: wirm
So DVI is only video, right? Aside from that audio-passthrough technology you mentioned, is there any way to get a single cable going from my PC to the TV and have both video and sound?

thanks

I am doing a similar setup to what you are wanting to do, but AFAIK there is no current way to get both audio and video from the PC to the TV.

I just use an optical audio cable from whatever device I want to use with my computer speakers, and plug that into the input on the back of the speaker control center (logitech Z-5500).

 

[jimbofoxman]

How about something like this? Might depend on the card you have......

http://us.creative.com/products/product...tegory=13&subcategory=55&product=14309

 

[wirm]

I had hoped that there would be an easy (cheap) way to hook the stuff together. Oh well, I guess I can live with a bunch of wires.

Thanks for your help

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

What kind of soundcard and speakers do you have?