Thanks everyone, I'm replying to all responses below. =aw
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 11:57:31 PM, Alex wrote: >Yes, you do need to change the default output. When nothing is >plugged in, it will revert to output from the computer again. > >Another option is to use an advanced media player like VLC or MPCHC >which allow you to select what output device video playback uses. Thanks, I tried VLC (already installed, current version) and while it gives a lot of options for audio output, none of them put the sound out the DP. Changing DP to default in Windows did do it though. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12:08:18 AM, Michael wrote: > The last entry here might be helpful: > http://superuser.com/questions/232037/no-sound-through-displayport Thanks, I didn't need to do that, just changed default to DP and sound started coming out of the TV (was already connected). Sunday, February 5, 2012, 10:57:00 AM, Ted wrote: > Your problem could be with the cable you bought. There are many > posts about this over on thinkpads.com - and I think some on this > list also. Apparently not all DP to HDMI cables are capable of > transmitting audio. > No settings needed to be changed on the X220 to get audio on the > output device with the cable that I purchased on Ebay, but I did > contact the seller prior to purchase for assurance that it was > capable of digital audio/video interconnect. Good point, I originaly assumed (from the name) that DisplayPort was for video but looked it up before buying. Didn't think to confirm this cable though. I could see a market for video-only if one wanted to use an HDMI project or similar. The cable (<$9 from Amazon) did work in the end. Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11:18:36 PM, David wrote: > " No settings needed to be changed on the X220 to get audio on the > output device with the cable that I purchased on Ebay" > This could be OS dependent. On my X201t running W7 64 bit when I > hook up an external audio device I absolutely need to select that > device as "default". W7 64bit here too. Worked with the change to make DP default, didn't seem to work any other way (once it was working I didn't dig further, but I did try every audio output type in VLC). Thanks again everyone! =aw _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
