30-12-2010, 20:50
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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?
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30-12-2010, 20:52
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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.
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30-12-2010, 20:59
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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
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30-12-2010, 21:01
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
The cable you need will depend on the inputs on your TV, what make/ model is it?
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30-12-2010, 21:05
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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
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30-12-2010, 21:10
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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)
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30-12-2010, 21:16
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
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30-12-2010, 21:18
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
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Originally Posted by pj 1984
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)
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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
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30-12-2010, 21:23
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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
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30-12-2010, 21:40
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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
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30-12-2010, 22:00
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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
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30-12-2010, 22:31
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
You could just plug some PC speakers into the laptops headphone jack
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30-12-2010, 22:41
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
Hook it up to your hifi if you have an amplifier. It will sound great.
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30-12-2010, 23:45
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Re: No sound with VGA cable
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Originally Posted by Scrubbs
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
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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
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31-12-2010, 00:28
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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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