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

[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:
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>> But I don't get audio so far.
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>> 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?
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> 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.
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