Solved! HDMI to DVI

[technerd]

hey,

i bought the wrong cable (hdmi to dvi,instead of hdmi to hdmi)but if i attach a hdmi to dvi adapter will the cable support audio?
I am a going to use the cable for my ps3

thanks in advance

 

[jivdis1x]

you lost the audio pin out on the DVI plug. The adapter is not going to create something that is not there.

 

[technerd]

oh, right
weird thing is i bought an adapter anyway and the audio worked aswell so...
I was amazed at the result because the guy i bought it off said that it wouldn't carry audio either

 

[ssddx]

sound over DVI is possible if you have hardware that supports it. most people say that DVI will not carry audio because in the past you could not.

 

[monkeysweat]

i would say in the future just make sure you buy right cable as when DVI was introduced it was not intended to carry audio,, I wouldn't even know for sure if it carries as good a signal as HDMI

I would recommend running a secondary audio connector direct to your stereo from an optical output if you have one..

 

[technerd]

Thanks guys for all the help