Cannot get audio from HDMI connection on Pioneer HD Plasma TV PDP-R04U

DVI does not carry audio.

Assuming you are calling your Audio/Video Receiver as a "TV Receiver" then yes, your problem is that you aren't sending any audio to the AVR over DVI. Almost every computer motherboard has a digital coax/optical output for audio. If that isn't an option, a newer graphics card with an HDMI output would help.


I was corrected a while back that it is possible to send audio over DVI (it's just part of the HDMI bitstream - not a separate function), it's just that the DVI-based devices didn't support audio. HDMI devices supported audio from day one. But as soon as you convert HDMI to DVI, the DVI-based device you input-to isn't going to recognize audio part of the bitstream. And, of course, an HDMI splitter isn't going to change anything since you'll just split the same bitstream into two exact copies.

My TV has an HDMI input and my computer has an HDMI output. The computer does no have a separate audio output other than a headphones jack. My TIVO box has an HDMI output and an optical audio output. So, there is no way to get the audio out of the computer through the HDMI interface or with a splitter or without a separate audio output on the computer? Is that correct? I do not understand then the point of the HDMI output on the computer. Is that only for video without audio?


Thanks


Ted



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My TV has an HDMI input and my computer has an HDMI output.

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But you also said:

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The connection from the display to the receiver is DVI.

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Why are you not using an HDMI connection?



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Originally Posted by hddervish /forum/post/20779854


My TV has an HDMI input and my computer has an HDMI output. The computer does no have a separate audio output other than a headphones jack. My TIVO box has an HDMI output and an optical audio output. So, there is no way to get the audio out of the computer through the HDMI interface or with a splitter or without a separate audio output on the computer? Is that correct? I do not understand then the point of the HDMI output on the computer. Is that only for video without audio?


Thanks


Ted

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Many video cards have a DIP switch or other method to select whether or not audio is sent over the HDMI cable. Does your computer have a selection for audio over HDMI?


I, too, am also confused about your DVI cable reference earlier.


And, no, a splitter will still not change anything. All you're doing is splitting the same signal. The video and audio are not separate lines once you are using HDMI.