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Laptop to Plasma TV via HDMI cable...Not getting any sound.

Mar 28, 2011 2:39AM PDT

I have read over numerous forums all weekend this one being one of those forums trying to figure out why I am unable to get sound to my TV when I hook my laptop up to it using a HDMI cable. I have yet to figure out a solution to this problem so I have created an account in hopes that someone can possibly help me. I have never tried doing this before so I am new at it...and my reason for doing so is I would like to be able to take movies from my laptop and watch them onto the TV so I no longer have to burn them onto DVD's.

I am not very sure what information may be needed to help me with this so if you would please ask and I will be more than happy to let you know anything that I can.

What I have done so far....

HDMI out port from my laptop plugged directly into the HDMI 1 port in the back of my tv. I can get the picture onto the tv just fine...I have gone into control panel/sounds...and when the pc and tv are connected I get a NVIDIA HDMI output that shows working...the little sound icon thing to the left fluctuates up and down....But no sound coming from the tv. The set default icon that shows in this area is not clickable for me and I am not sure why. So I am not sure what I need to do.

I have read on a few things that I may need to update my driver, but in all honesty I am not sure what driver I need to update so if I could get help on that to see if that may be the problem that would be great.

If anyone can help me through this it would be great. I will help in any way that I can, and give whatever information is needed in possibly doing so.

Thanks in advance.

Shannon

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Mar 28, 2011 4:14AM PDT

Make and model of the laptop? Operating System? Do you have the owner's manual for the laptop? What software are you using on the laptop to play movies? Does this software have a volume control?

On another note, with the HDMI port connected, can you see the laptop's screen? Can you surf the Internet and see it? Have you tried to play any sounds?

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Mar 28, 2011 4:22AM PDT

HP G60...Model number is G60-231WM. I have Vista 32bit. No I do not have the owners manual unfortunately anymore for it. I dont usually watch movies off my laptop I usually burn them to DVD but if I do click on a movie it automatically opens in media player, and yes media player does have a vol control.

Yes when I hooked the HDMI cable into the laptop than into the TV I did transfer the image just fine on to the TV. I could search the internet. I brought up a movie I had downloaded on my computer and no sound on it. I also even went to youtube to see if I could get sound just from a site itself and there was no sound coming out of the tv from it either.