Sound off HDMI ?

[Mir96TA]

I have ahttp://www.gigabyte.us/Product...ew.aspx?ProductID=3004 It has a HDMI port
I am using SB Audigy ZS Platinum and outputs to a Logitech X530.1 Analog Speakers
Built in Sound card is disable
If I plug HDMI port to HDMI TV. will Sound come from TV (If my playback device is Hi Def Audio Architecture etc) ?

 

[lopri]

No, you will not get sound from TV since you have disabled on-board audio. (I assume that's what you meant by 'built in sound card')

In order to get the sound from HDMI port, you will need to enable on-board audio and select it from Control panel. You may need to install HDMI audio drivers if you haven't already.

Basically Windows lets you choose the source of sound output from Control Panel. Go to Control Panel -> Sound. And you will see available sources.

 

[Mir96TA]

Hmmm I have HDMI audio driver installed but S.C on the MB is disabled
In control panel I do have choice to pick a different play back device.

 

[Mir96TA]

lopri, What I am getting is sound is created by onboard sound card not bt south bridge ?

 

[vailr]

What you have is actually 3 different sound outputs to choose from:
1. motherboard (which you've correctly disabled)
2. audio card
3. HDMI audio output from the video card
So yes: you will get audio from an HDMI-connected TV.
Note: only #2 & #3 will show up in Device Manager.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: lopri
No, you will not get sound from TV since you have disabled on-board audio. (I assume that's what you meant by 'built in sound card')

In order to get the sound from HDMI port, you will need to enable on-board audio and select it from Control panel. You may need to install HDMI audio drivers if you haven't already.

Basically Windows lets you choose the source of sound output from Control Panel. Go to Control Panel -> Sound. And you will see available sources.

hdmi audio is a seperate sound card than onboard audio codec on boards with IGPs like this 790gx.


the hdmi audio will come out of the radeon 3300 HD. if you used the onboard audio for analog it would be coming out of that (realtek or something lik ethat on most boards).

and since you have a sound blaster card, well i guess you can use that for analog, but it will be pure digital and not use your sound card at all in hdmi mode (sound cards are basically useless these days honestly)

 

[Mir96TA]

Originally posted by: vailr
What you have is actually 3 different sound outputs to choose from:
1. motherboard (which you've correctly disabled)
2. audio card
3. HDMI audio output from the video card
So yes: you will get audio from an HDMI-connected TV.
Note: only #2 & #3 will show up in Device Manager.

My Goal is for movies I want use TV with HDMI
other stuff Games etc I want to use my monitor with my Audigy Zs

 

[Mir96TA]

Sure enough Sound did came from HDMI with out me enabling the on Board Sound Card.
If I chose Sound Blaster sound comes from Logitech Speakers.
If I choose HDMI sound comes from TV
However TV have TINY sound to it heeee I think I am going to use LogiTech Speakers with Audigy where it sound like little Movie theater.
One thing I also notice CPU usage get higher with HDMI sound enable (10-18%)