usb soundcard via hdmi?

livadi

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I connect PC and TV with hdmi cable(hdmi port of graphics card to hdmi port of TV).

Now I got a usb soundcard. How is possible to use it via hdmi?
 
Erhm, a sound card only does audio ports, not video. Otherwise it would be a video card.

Does your TV have a 3.5mm jack? If yes, you could probably get a male > male 3.5mm cable somewhere cheap and run that from the sound card to the TV while using HDMI for video. Just make sure in your Windows audio settings, you delete every output that is not the soundcard.

But if you are using the speakers in the TV anyway, buying a sound card was unnecessary and a waste of money tbh?
 
If you have an amp and speakers than you can connect the gpu to the tv via hdmi (sound and video) and connect the tv to the amp with what ever is your audio output (from tv to amp)

I use the hdmi to connect my tv and pc and use spdif for sound.
 
Erhm, a sound card only does audio ports, not video. Otherwise it would be a video card.

Where this refers to? I know soundcard is for sound. Suppose we use soundcard for better sound, or if there are sound problems with the onboard.

Does your TV have a 3.5mm jack? If yes, you could probably get a male > male 3.5mm cable somewhere cheap and run that from the sound card to the TV while using HDMI for video. Just make sure in your Windows audio settings, you delete every output that is not the soundcard.

So you tell me that its impossible to use the usb soundcard with just the hdmi cable? I necessarily need additional cable?


If you have an amp and speakers than you can connect the gpu to the tv via hdmi (sound and video) and connect the tv to the amp with what ever is your audio output (from tv to amp)

I use TV's speakers.
 
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The reason I said sound cards only have audio ports. is because you asked if you could connect HDMI to your soundcard but HDMI is a video signal that also carries audio.

What sound card do you have?
 
would give you an option since you can never connect a hdmi cable to a usb sound card or any sound card i have seen.

Do you have a problem mentioning your tv?:cool:

Ok, if a usb soundcard cannot be used via hdmi cable, then thats the answer.
But, in the same way, what about an internal soundcard? Again is out of service?
Hdmi always use the mobo's souncard?

I dont want to use other speakers, or additional cables. My TV is a 42'' LG plasma.


The reason I said sound cards only have audio ports. is because you asked if you could connect HDMI to your soundcard but HDMI is a video signal that also carries audio.

I didnt ask that exactly. I asked if I can use a usb soundcard via hdmi.
Hdmi use onboard soundcard, right? Then why not a usb card, too.
 
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Ok, if a usb soundcard cannot be used via hdmi cable, then thats the answer.
But, in the same way, what about an internal soundcard? Again is out of service?
Hdmi always use the mobo's souncard?
It uses whatever the HDMI's signal is coming from. Like the GPU for example.

It'd be a waste anyway if you used a soundcard for built in speakers on your TV.
 
what gpu you have cause my gpu (r9 270x) allows for sound through hdmi conncted to gpu and tv and i have a cheap tv (logic).
Give your system specs?
 
It uses whatever the HDMI's signal is coming from. Like the GPU for example.

It'd be a waste anyway if you used a soundcard for built in speakers on your TV.


Graphics card is an ΑΜD HD 6450. Does it has souncard within..?


I know that TV's speakers are not a big deal and they do not need soundcard. But what if onboard card has problems? U can use a cheap soundcard instead, like this, just 8€.


what gpu you have cause my gpu (r9 270x) allows for sound through hdmi conncted to gpu and tv and i have a cheap tv (logic).

All hdmi cables allow sound through hdmi. But sound from where? Mobo's?
 
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If you connect your PC to a TV via HDMI then it does not use the onboard sound. What it does is sending a digital audio signal in addition to the video signal to your tv. The "soundcard" if you will in this case is actually your TV. The DAC ( digital analog converter ) of the tv is used to convert the digital signal into analog audio that goes to the internal amp for your tv speakers.
 
If you connect your PC to a TV via HDMI then it does not use the onboard sound. What it does is sending a digital audio signal in addition to the video signal to your tv. The "soundcard" if you will in this case is actually your TV.

So, hdmi cable does not use the onboard soundcard, does not use any vga's sound.
It makes sound just from the TV, is that what you tell me?
 
See it like this:

First point:
You have brain in your system, that is the GPU. But your GPU needs glasses and the glasses is your TV. But the TV have some extra support, that they can play AUDIO on the speakers from the TV it self. When you use a HDMI cable from the GPU.

Second point:
If you will like a better AUDIO, you need a AMP and better speakers whit that AMP. But then you need to setup your PC to send the AUDIO over to the amp whit a HDMI cable and one more cable up to the TV.

But if you only have the first setup, only needs to use one HDMI cable and make the GPU send AUDIO to the TV.
 
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