ok i just got a VGA cable to hook up my computer to my new TV since my computer doesnt have a HDMI output. and it isnt transferring audio, im guessing that its because VGA cables dont transfer the audio, but if they do please tell me how i can set it up, i would love to play MW with high def surround sound

They do not.

short answer: No


Long answer: Hell no.

You could modify a sound card to utilize a VGA output, then spend a buncha time modifying your tv to recieve audio through a VGA port. Then it would. But that's a crazy and unneeded amount of effort.

As for surround sound: does your PC support digital coax, or fiber optic cable? If yes, then get one of those cables and patch through to your stereo.... Otherwise, you won't be getting surround sound. Likely you are gonna use a standard patch, 1/8th inch audio cable to go from the headphone jack on the PC and into the PC audio port on the tv.

that svcks.

is there anyway i could stream audio to the TV through the headphone jack? like get a double ended cable and hook it into the tv? i used to do that with my amp to play my music really loud

nevermind i just noticed that the TV's headphone jack is putting out audio not receiving it

Its a nice skill to have, being able to do that. Skill that is very sick to add to your resume/portfolio.

If your TV has 3.5 MM input, then yes you could do that.

If you only have Red and white input (RCA) you can get a 3.5 mm to RCA cable


Yes, and something that may not even be possible. Every cable has a maximum data transfer speed, and unless 3.5 mm and VGA have a similar transfer speed, it wouldn't be possible. It would also require quite a bit of soldering.

awesome! only problem is that the PC input is separate from the RCA input on the TV, so the sound would be playing on a different input.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666248691 the TV i have if it helps come up with a solution.

What? Audio input and video input should be on two different controllers for the TV. Most modern TVs can do that.

If you can't do it that way, you will have to get a VGA + 3.5 mm to HDMI adapter, and those aren't cheap.

http://www.amazon.com/LinkStyle-LK-219410-Converter-Switch-Monitor/dp/B003BTCOOM

I have done this... Audio passed through flawlessly. The huge soldering job, and opening your new tv voiding the warranty, make it a rather outrageous option. But I'll do just about anything for money, and at 50 bucks an hour, that put a neat 250 bones in my wallet.

But as to the OPs problem, the best option will be to skip the TVs audio all together... the speakers in most tvs will not perform at nearly the level of even a midrange computer speaker package, or HTIB... Just run the audio from the computer to the computer speakers or stereo unit... Prepare for rockage!

@ DEFRON, remember that most TVs utilize a PC AUDIO port when taking video through a VGA input... Selecting the VGA input then disassociates the other audio inputs on the set. Thus the need for the 1/8th inch audio patch.

The TV has an Audio In port on the same channel as the VGA (PC) In port. It is directly below it called: PC/HDMI 4 Audio IN. This appears to be a 3.5mm audio jack. Use a 3.5mm (male/male) audio cable to connect the HDTV to your PC.

I really don't see why anyone would pay for this, it would just be replacing one problem with another, as they would now still need a way to get video to the TV. Its like solving one problem by creating another.

awesome, a 3.5mm cable is the same as an 1/8in cable right?

The guy wasn't using a television (although I have rebuilt the ports on those too) but wanted to have a custom audio rig built for stage use, hence the desire for thumb screw based cable connections... I know, I know.... It was a crazy job, but like I said, I'll take money from anybody, especially the people who have more escarole than brains.

As for the original, computer to tv scenario, remember that I suggested replacing the audio ports on the tv with a VGA connector..? This way you use 2 VGA cables... One from the video out on computer to the input on tv, another from the now modified sound card to the now modified PC AUDIO port on the tv.... Dig?

3.5mm is the correct and more accurate title, it is larger than 1/8 an inch.

Silly, silly United States Customary Units. When will we learn?

I've never heard is being called a 1/8 inch plug, but technically it would be the same measurement (with rounding of course). 3.5mm is the standard PC speaker plug (the lime green one) and headphone jack.

haha yeah

i like metric units a lot better, they're easier to convert. anyways http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882270024&cm_re=3.5mm_male_to_male-_-82-270-024-_-Product would do the trick right?

Yes, exactly.

Really? Eigth inch headphone jack? Quarter inch guitar jack? You've really never heard these? Weird. I know I'm old and all, but sheesh... :unsure2:

Bah! Die already USCU!!!! Metric! Metric!

(1/4 inch properly converts to 6.35 mm, so that is ok, but 1/8 inch is smaller than 3.5!)

VGA = Video Graphics Array

Not something ideal for carrying audio. :shifty:

USCU? University of Sussix Christian Union? That's just not nice.

Anyhow... here's some 1/8th inch references:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103453
http://www.frontx.com/pro/c216_042.html
http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48546

I've heard of the 1/4" jack (as 6.35mm is difficult to remember) , but I'm used to 2.5mm and 3.5mm jacks.

3.5mm is the most common, with some devices using the 1/4".

Metrics great and all, but we don't want everything metric. Those 10-day metric weeks sound awful (but that said, in the metric calendar, each day of the year had a unique name which is pretty cool).

(Today is Quintidi, 25 Fructidor 218, or "Craydish" {écrevisse} 218)

United States Customary Units

The US is one of only 3 countries to NOT use metric for general use.


The french republican calendar is considered metric? I've not heard this before