What do I need to pass my TV's Audio to my PC Speakers?

[spoon805]

Does anyone know what I need to do to pass my TV's Audio signal to my PC speakers?

This is what I have:
- Dell LCD TV
- PC w/ sound card currently intergrated into the mobo
- Comcast Cable

Would I need a sound card? a HT reciever? The answer seems so simple to me, but for some reason it escapes me.

Thanks.

 

[Jeff7]

Depends on what kind of outputs it has. If it's got a headphone jack, all you need is a male-male 3.5mm cable.
Maybe it has RCA jacks - there are also RCA -> 3.5mm jacks availble.

If it's got digital out, then you would need some kind of receiver. At any rate, the PC's soundcard will want a 3.5mm stereo jack to plug into the Line-In connector. You can use the Mic input if you want, but you'll likely only get mono sound. Most PC sound solutions don't seem to support stereo microphones, as there really aren't many of them in the PC market in the first place.

 

[spoon805]

Thanks. I look into the TV's outputs.