Dual Monitor Sound HELP

[sbowman88]

Iv been trying to solve this on and off for a while now its driving me mad
Samsung tv monitor connected through a mini display port hdmi adapter
Samsung big tv connected through hdmi
can only get sound through one at a time
I have tried everything i can think of


Sorry forgot to add i can get audio through both individualy

 

[Jaxem]

some displayport implementations don't actually support audio. The spec does, but many adapters, and some output devices don't. Hence having adapters specifically stating audio support like this:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

 

[sbowman88]

some displayport implementations don't actually support audio. The spec does, but many adapters, and some output devices don't. Hence having adapters specifically stating audio support like this:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

sorry forgot to mention i can get audio when they are plugged in individualy

 

[photonboy]

Assuming that you DO actually have audio via the Displayport output, my guess is that the computer isn't even capable of putting out audio to both screens at the same time.

The HDMI and Displayport are likely considered separate audio solutions, just like your onboard or addon sound card and you can only have ONE of these selected at a time.

You would likely have to manually change this through the software each time for "Audio Playback Devices" (or via the video control panel).

A possible workaround is to have an HDMI SWITCH. You can only have one screen working at a time, but you wouldn't have to mess with the audio. I bought one at Monoprice that was mechanical for $15 though I did have to physically press the button to change outputs.

There may be SPLITTERS that work as well though they may need to be powered to prevent signal loss and would also show the same image on both screens.

 

[Jaxem]

Windows 7 (and 8 i believe) doesn't support multiple simultaneous audio outputs. You can set different applications to play through different outputs, bot not both for the same thing. The best i could find was this software which you can setup to do exact audio mirroring:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Audio_Cable
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Virtual-Audio-Cable-Download-2217.html