HDMI/DVI Audio?

Question

I just bought two HDMI cables to hook up my DirecTV HD receiver and my Playstation 3 to my Samsung DLP. Surprise, surprise, no audio.

Did some research on here and other places and found out why there's no audio and the probable solution.

Question is: Just running a pair of red & white audio cables out of the the DirecTV receiver and the Playstation 3 to the "audio in" on the Samsung will give me audio for both using HDMI cables?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Yes, two HDMI cables and two inputs on the TV. Both the DirecTV and PS3 has it's own imput on the TV and HDMI cable. No audio

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This is the cables I'm using.

Looks like I need to get the optical audio cable. I think I may already have it. If anyone could describe, I would appreciate it.

Sorry, I'm so clueless!

Thanks to everyone for their help! I am going to see what I can do later tonight, and will let you know the outcome..

Answer 1

It looks like you'll need to include a digital audio connection

to complete the system for sound. Only the newest version

of HDMI (version 1.3) will give you both. So if not both com-

ponents are equipped with the latest version, you will only

realize high-def video.
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Answer 2

I do training nationally for Monster Cable, and I did an event today here in Dallas where a very similar question came up. Rarely ever is it the fault of the cable. There were thousands of HDMI cable returns this year, and less than 5% were actually defective. On most every device on the market that offers HDMI capability, the audio settings are not active. The reason for this is because there are no set standards for HDMI and vendors are concerned with compatibility.

There's also a posting about how only HDMI 1.3 transmits digital audio. This is simply not the case. The first HDMI cables on the market have been capable of transmitting digital audio. 1.3 only changes some of the codecs and compatibilty problems that are out there today, and adds in some additional functions for control and formatting of video signals to fit screens properly.

To fix this you will need to go into the device menu, and activate the audio output for HDMI. Now if you are going directly to your television you will want to make sure that it is set to 2 Channel if you have that option, otherwise the surround effects of the movies and games will overpower some of the dialog.

If this doesn't fix it, the other thing to check is to ensure that the audio settings on the TV are set to accept HDMI. This is the other area that is not always set to active.

Once you've checked all of that you should be good to go. If not then its more than likely the TV, because to have two bad HDMI cables is unheard of.

I hope this helped. If you have additional questions don't hesitate to ask. You can reach me through my blog below.

Answer 3

OK, since both components get no audio then it's either faulty cables or somethings wrong with the tv. I never used a Samsung but maybe there's something in the setup menu where you have to set it up to recieve HDMI audio. If that doesn't help then I would try and get info from the Samsung manufacturer.
Which model reciever do you have? Maybe it's a DVI output and not HDMI.

Ok, one end is DVI and the other is HDMI. I'm assuming that the DVI end is plugged to your reciever and the HDMI end to your tv. The audio is not being transfered just the video. You will need the optical cable. It's thin and the ends are small. The ends probably have little plastic covers that will have to be removed before plugging them in. You will need 2. One for each component and 2 inputs on your tv.

Answer 4

My Direct TV HD receiver's have a DVI output only, no HDMI. I assume that you are using a DVI - HDMI adapter. DVI carries video only, so even though you are using HDMI cable which is capable of carrying both digital audio and video signals, the receiver does not transmit audio through the DVI output. You will need to hook up an optical audio cable in connection with the HDMI/DVI video cable. Red/White RCA's for audio will work but it will be mono/stereo audio and will not carry the five channel Dolby Digital signal from the HD channels.

Answer 5

The problem with a lot of the DirecTV receivers is that they frequently have a software incompatibility issue with the HDMI and DVI connections of several TV models. As to whether this is the case with the PS3's, only time will tell. As of right now however, I can tell you that DirecTV's HDMI/DVI software incompatibility issue won't be rectified in the very forseeable future. The most efficient way of going about this would to just go ahead and buy an RF Converter from Radioshack, theyre only about 20$. Plug everything into the RF converter and then simply run RCA(Red/White/Yellow) cables from the output on the RF converter to the RCA inputs on your TV. In doing so, you'll be all good.

-J.

Answer 6

Since you don't appear to be using DVI, ignore those answers. And since it's from 2 sources and 2 cables, not likely a bad cable.
Check if the internal mute is on - from Menu - Sound. Also check settings on both sources to be sure they are sending audio via HDMI. Stereo Receivers typically cut sound on HDMI out, but players should not. Also most tv channels are only in Stereo so those should provide sound.

Answer 7

An Optical cable is also sometimes called a toslink cable. It has a trapezoid connector and a small tube in the center that sends digital audio using a red laser light. Try unplugging the red/white audio cables. On my devices, if you plug in analog RCA red/white cables, the device will disable audio through the HDMI connection.

Answer 8

The most common mistake is to send Dolby Digital audio via HDMI. Most TVs can't decode it, but they can pass it through via their digital output.

So, go to your Sat receiver and the PS3 and make sure audio is output in PCM format.

If you want DD, you will need to use an AV Receiver

Answer 9

I had this problem before but on my samsung dvd player. I connected the dvd's hdmi to the tv and there was no audio. The fix was to go into the dvd's menu and change the audio setup from dolby digital/dts to pcm.

Answer 10

You have to buy a separate cable as DVI isn't capable of sound.