- Joined
- Feb 22, 2009
I will probably be considered a newb, but since I hooked up my computer to my TV in the living room, sound has daunted me.
Since the only hookup for sound input I could see was a 3.5mm Jack, I have my sound card going into my TV through a 3.5mm Jack. I also have optical out (its the Xi Fi from my Asus Maximus), but I have the optical out from my TV to my Stereo.
I do not hook up to my TV through HDMI, although I could, I am still using a VGA cable. I have not bought a HDMI cable until I get some answers cleared. Does sound go through the HDMI cable? If so, is this a better option than through the 3.5mm Jack? I can't go optical in to my TV, so should I go optical out from PC --> Stereo and HDMI PC--TV. Will this cause problems playing both at once, i.e. Blue-ray movies from PC to TV and Stereo?
Answers appreciated. I know very little about HDMI.
Since the only hookup for sound input I could see was a 3.5mm Jack, I have my sound card going into my TV through a 3.5mm Jack. I also have optical out (its the Xi Fi from my Asus Maximus), but I have the optical out from my TV to my Stereo.
I do not hook up to my TV through HDMI, although I could, I am still using a VGA cable. I have not bought a HDMI cable until I get some answers cleared. Does sound go through the HDMI cable? If so, is this a better option than through the 3.5mm Jack? I can't go optical in to my TV, so should I go optical out from PC --> Stereo and HDMI PC--TV. Will this cause problems playing both at once, i.e. Blue-ray movies from PC to TV and Stereo?
Answers appreciated. I know very little about HDMI.