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  • 15-12-2013 10:53am
    #1
    shovel
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭


    Long story short

    3 year old Pc with speakers and monitor in one room.monitor is connected by vga.

    Pc is also connected to tv in room next door by hdmi.

    With a wireless keyboard and mouse i can use the pc from both rooms

    My problem is sound.

    When moving from room to room i have to change the sound setting in control panel from pc speakers to tv all the time.

    Tried putting in a cheap soundcard from ebay but the card was not windows 7 supported so would not work.

    Tried useing a2.5mm audio splitter to split the sound but got feedback hiss.

    Any suggestions please


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    #2
    shovel
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭shovel


    Anyone?


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    kork666i
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1 ✭kork666i


    So you want to have sound from both and the same time ? Sorry but don't fully understand what you are trying to achieve here


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    shovel
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭shovel


    kork666i wrote: »
    So you want to have sound from both and the same time ? Sorry but don't fully understand what you are trying to achieve here

    thanks for the reply


    The pc can output the same picture to the monitor beside it by vga, and the big tv in the next room by hdmi at the same time


    So you can for example play something on youtube and go into the next room and watch it on a big screen tv with all the family.

    BUT i can only get sound on one display and have to change the sound output

    in control panel each time.

    i am looking for a workaround for that


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    The issue isnt with siund on one display. Thru hdmi, yiu are using the graphics card as a sound device. Windows does not generally output the same audio thru multiple devices simultaneously.


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    shovel
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭shovel


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    The issue isnt with siund on one display. Thru hdmi, yiu are using the graphics card as a sound device. Windows does not generally output the same audio thru multiple devices simultaneously.

    But that is what I am trying to achieve -
    Audio being output from the two displays at the same time


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    invaderzimirl
    Registered Users Posts: 277 ✭✭invaderzimirl


    would you be able to get a small 2 output amp and that should correct for and power loss? and should avoid the Hiss


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    Snowbat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    You can drive both devices simultaneously with Virtual Audio Cable but it is US$25 - $50 (depending on support level). A free trial is available.
    http://www.raymond.cc/blog/virtual-audio-cable-enables-multiple-audio-outputs-in-windows-7/
    http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm#download


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    shovel wrote: »
    But that is what I am trying to achieve -
    Audio being output from the two displays at the same time

    You're looking at it wrong. It's not the displays, its the soundcard settings you need to check.


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    shovel
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭shovel


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    You're looking at it wrong. It's not the displays, its the soundcard settings you need to check.

    In control panel -sound setting

    It shows speakers and hdmi device
    One is shown as default device
    To enable the other, you have to right click on it and select enable device.

    No option., it seems to enable them both together.


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