Blu-Ray player Sound via PC Monitor?
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Hi, any thoughts on this?
I've a spare Blu-Ray player that I would like to use. My existing monitor doesn't have speakers so I can play them, but with no sound. The Blu-Ray player only has a separate optical output, but no analogue and I don't have a sound card, only a stereo jack. Sound quality isn't particularly important due to hearing lose so I would prefer a monitor to reduce desktop clutter.
I could get a tv and use that as a monitor or are there pc monitors that will accept the sound via the HDMI port on the monitor from the blu-ray player. Doesn't have to be huge it will be on a desk with 3 feet or so.
I've a spare Blu-Ray player that I would like to use. My existing monitor doesn't have speakers so I can play them, but with no sound. The Blu-Ray player only has a separate optical output, but no analogue and I don't have a sound card, only a stereo jack. Sound quality isn't particularly important due to hearing lose so I would prefer a monitor to reduce desktop clutter.
I could get a tv and use that as a monitor or are there pc monitors that will accept the sound via the HDMI port on the monitor from the blu-ray player. Doesn't have to be huge it will be on a desk with 3 feet or so.
Magic919 said:
If the monitor has speakers and HDMI and it's fair to assume it will accept the audio over HDMI. I looked at some Dell and Philips ones and they did.
Could be - the monitor with speakers is an old one with DVI and an analogue input. I didn't want to assume that HDMI automatically meant you could get sound through HDMI.Magic919 said:
DVI isn't designed to carry audio, so it's a different situation. HDMI monitors will often have analogue audio input in addition to accepting it over HDMI.
I tried a ASUS VE247H, but the volume wasn't loud enough and very tinny, could have tried a TV as a second monitor, but decided to get another Dell U2412M to match my other monitor. The ASUS was slightly smaller and the colours very different, I could have messed around with the colours, but the size would have niggled.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff