[mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI what about th eaudio???

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> 2009/3/2 Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com>
>>
>> my question was really to do with how the sound got from the video
>> card to the hdmi cable, given the intervening DVI step, when DVI is
>> not supposed to be able to carry audio.
>>
>> As I see it the audio passes this route on these cards:
>>
>> MB-->graphicscard-->DVI-->DVI/HDMI convertor-->HDMIcable-->TV (or amp)
>>
>> How does the audio pass through the DVI cable to the HDMI cable?
>
> The sound isn't carried by some extra wires but is integrated within the
> TMDS modulation, along the video
>
> So in theory you could do audio via a DVI cable ...

Of course, silly me!  I get exactly what you are saying now.