Thread: Need help with HDMI

I was planning to connect my TV to my comp using HDMI.
My GFX card has a 7.1 chip on it. I wanted to know if it would provide sound through HDMI ?? I m using a DVI to HDMI converter that had come with the card.

use an hdmi connector male-male type.it will handle both video and sound.costs only around 600rs.

HDMI can handle Sound and Video signals.

yes.hdmi can handle both video and sound.but only the male-male connector.other connectors need separate audio input!

hmmmm i guess i did not make my problem clear.
I m using a DVI-HDMI adapter. Now DVI cant send audio right? Hence, will the HDMI lose audio ?
also, can i get a cheaper chord ??

Yes. DVI does not carry sound. It is an older technology and was meant for computer monitors only. So tough luck there.

But you can use analogue sound cables instead. TV's do not have a 7.1 channel sound processor. So even when HDMI is connected, the digital sound is processed as normal stereo. The surround options in TV are simulated surround.

Originally Posted by just4kix

The surround options in TV are simulated surround.

oh hoo tabhi saale sab bakwaas karte hai "ke saab dekhiye surround sound"

Now i get it thanks a lot for making me aware of this that its simulated surround

But then how m i suppose to use the 7.1ch of my card ?? The only outputs given are 2 DVI and 1 s-video. I heard there r 2 types of DVI connectors, whats the diff ?

Your 7.1 channel sound is useless without 8 speakers (2 front + center, 2 side, 2 rear plus sub-woofer).

I am not aware of two types of DVI connectors. Need research on that.

i got 5.1 . But How do i connect ????

Correct me, if I am wrong. But your PC's sound card is just providing coaxial digital out or 7.1 SPDIF out. You need to connect those outputs to an amplifier.

all this time i was talkin abt my gfx card, not sound card. That has a 7.1 chip on it. I have a 5.1 on board too, but the rear speaker jack does not seem to be working.

dont you have an hdmi out port??
i have one and i do not have to worry about all those thing just said!!

lol u try to use ur HDMI port and i bet u it wont giv u audio. U wanna know y ?? Cos on a 9800GTX, u need to connect ur onboard audio to ur gfx card first(via some connector) and only then will u get audio. I have a 7.1 chip on the card. But ATI cant do such a blunder right ? I mean if only DVI is there, that chip is useless, right ?