[mythtv-users] from PC to TV: HDMI-DVI Adapter, what about the sound?

Stefan G. Weichinger lists at xunil.at
Wed Sep 10 16:26:11 UTC 2014


Am 10.09.2014 um 17:55 schrieb Gabe Rubin:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Yann Lehmann <aristide at vtxmail.ch> wrote:
> 
>> Am 10.09.2014 17:23, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But I don't get audio so far.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to output the audio via ALSA and the soundcard while
>>> delivering the audio via plain old cable (those red/white cinch ...)?
>>>
>>> A friend of mine told me that there is no audio on DVI, right?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Right.
>>
>> How was the frontend connected to the old tv ?
>>
>> Connecting the red/white cinch of the tv to the the 'line-out' port of the
>> soundcard should work.
>>
>> That's how it works with my setup ("old" Samsung plasma tv).
>>
>> If I remember well, I had to plug the "DVI-cable" (with HDMI-adapter of
>> course) to a specific HDMI-input of the tv, in order to have sound. May be
>> something similar must be done with your tv, or at least enable the sount
>> input.
>>
>>
>>
> It may be worthwhile to upgrade your video card.  You can get HDMI with
> digital audio going through that and VDPAU (hardware decoding, much better
> deinterlacing) for probably under $50.  This assumes your mythbox has a
> spare PCI-e slot.

I think that old X-PC doesn't even have PCI-e  .... my work-machines are
rather up-to-date, but not that one ;-)

Sure, you are right. I will see what I can do without spending too much
money.


S


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