I tried connecting my mbp to my gf's samsung LCD tv. Video is fine thru DVI-HDMI but I am not getting any sound thru the mini-headphone - RCA connection. I tried using two mini-headphone to RCA cables already but same result. By the way, I can only connect at the TV's side ports (the one located at the side instead of the back) since the TV is mounted on the wall and I don't want to mess with their tv since it's not mine. Any ideas? :slanted:
Perhaps the Samsung is expecting sound to come from the HDMI cable (since HDMI carries both video and audio while DVI is video-only). Check if the Samsung TV has a setting to allow you to pair analog audio (via RCA) with digital video (via the DVI-HDMI cable).
Try outputing the audio to a seperate amplifier/speaker since the LCD might be getting the audio/video from a single source eg. HDMI, Component, Composite Analog.
what i did with my Hitachi LCD is that I connected the audio out of the MBP to the audio in of the HDTV (both are 3.5")
hi alikishi, I have a Samsung HDTV too and there is no way for you to output audio thru the TV if you use the HDMI. Samsung engineers missed to consider the special case you intend to do (I did try this also). The available audio in that you can use in a Samsung TV is available on a different 'source' channel so when you pick the HDMI source no sound comes out. You can actually try to look for that 'source' where your audio in plays but with no video. I go by suavecito's suggestion to listen to audio if I output video thru my Samsung HDTV.
Yeah but in case of the TS problem, he uses DVI to HDMI with his Mac. Take note that DVI doesn't carry audio signals.
its puzzling... how can you set the input of the TV to hdmi and expect audio from an Video3 (?) side connection to overide the audio of the HDMI input? i don't think that is possible at all... i'd use a dvi to video cable adaptor nalang... use that sometimes at home when i'm lazy to convert video files for my apple tv... and i use a mini headphone - RCA cable for the audio...
wow that sucks. buti pala sa hitachi, I am able to use the audio in of the TV along side with its HDMI
@aaron: similar to bon's reply... check your TV's manual... are the labels of the HDMI input and the RCA audio jacks the same? it could be possible that the video input (HDMI) and the RCA (audio) input are mapped into different inputs... @Hero33: there is HDMI input (port #3) that is paired with an audio jack for the Sony Bravia W Series. i do not know for the V Series...
guys i confirmed this already. you really can't use the hdmi for video while having the rca for audio at the same time in samsung hdtvs. this sucks and bacchus is correct to point out that Samsung engineers really did miss this one. oh well too bad i like samsung hdtvs pa naman.
@aaron, in our LG LCD TV, there is a 3.5 mm stereo patch cord jack right beside the VGA port, that is meant for use with PCs. This is different from the audio-in RCA jacks for use with component or composite sources. One of the TV's HDMI ports is labeled "HDMI/DVI". When I want to use my Macbook with the TV. I connect the Macbook's mini-DVI to DVI adapter to a DVI to HDMI cable, plug the cable into the "HDMI-DVI"-labeled port in the TV, and run a stereo patch cord from the Macbook into the audio-in jack beside the VGA port. Works just fine for me. You should see if your Samsung TV has a similar stereo patch cord jack - it's easy to miss.
Thanks bon. I will look for this next time I visit my gf's place. I think I remember seeing a 3.5mm socket but it says "OUT" and I expect this to be a headphone OUT instead of audio-in. But still, I would verify. Thanks.
guys, i think this is wrong. our samsung hdtv does have this capability. it's the hdmi2 jack at the back wherein beside such jack is an rca for the audio. so, it's dvi/hdmi (jack #2) for video and rca for audio. though aaron's problem i think is that he is trying to have such connection not at the rear panels but at the side panel, which i am not sure if that is possible.
thanks for the info, andrie! coz i just bought a samsung hdtv and still waiting for it to be delivered. then i found this thread kaya mejo kinabahan ako. hehehe but i'll try it out agad at once pag dineliver na hehehe thanks again!
Hi. I'm searching the web for answers for connecting my MBP to a Samsung TV. I found one on Apple Discussions. I'll be ordering a Mini DP to VGA cable from the online store. Audio cable is my problem. What audio cable would do the job for me? I found a 3.5 STM to 3RCAM 1.5M from CD-R King's website. Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch But I'm confused if this will work on my planned set-up? Help!
Any stereo to rca connector cable would do. The picture of the cable on your post would do. That's what I did with ours.
