No sound with VGA cable
 

Hi there. I just bought a VGA cable to connect my laptop to my television but don't seem to be getting any sound through it although I get a nice clear picture. Anyone any ideas? Do you even ge sound through a VGA cable?
Cheers

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

VGA cables do not transmit sound. Just graphics.

You will need a cable going from your laptops headphone jack into either the back of your hifi (Any of the line in or CD, or Aux ports) or an auxilary sound input on the TV if there is one.

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

Thanks for the quick reply, is there a name for this particular cable? So I know what to ask for
Cheers

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

The cable you need will depend on the inputs on your TV, what make/ model is it?

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

If connecting to an amplifier or a hifi with auxilary left and right phono inputs you would need this cable:

http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/3.5mm....2-metres.html

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

It's a samsung 42" about a year old. It has a little headphone socket at the back of it same as the one on the laptop. So i think I just need a double ended lead ( same end connection on each end)

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

Little 3.5mm stereo connector?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=11422

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

one of the connectors is for putting in headphones and the other on is for putting in headphones, I know it sounds like it should work but they are both putting out signals not one in and one out. you need the jack sockets

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

Yea that's the one I think I need. If 3.5mm is the standard earphone jack Size then I will need to get myself one of those. Cheers for the advice

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

how old is the laptop as it might have hdmi and then you can have sound through hdmi cable

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

The laptop is about 4 years old. I don't see any hdmi sockets. I'll just have to buy one of those jack thingys

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

You could just plug some PC speakers into the laptops headphone jack

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

Hook it up to your hifi if you have an amplifier. It will sound great.

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

That made no sense... from the picture the one next to the VGA is for taking in the sound from a stereo source, similar on most TVs

Re: No sound with VGA cable
 

this is the one you want
earphone to lap
red and white one to tv

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