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Sound through HDMI?

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sportguy0913

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I have my new MacBook Pro hooked up to our 50" Toshiba HDTV via HDMI cable (with the help of a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter). Is there a way to get the sound to work through the TV? It only plays through my computer, currently. I thought HDMI was video and audio?
 
You need a Y audio splitter RCA thingy. I got one here.
 
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The RCA audio cable will go into your surround sound system and the HDMI into the TV. Is that what you are asking?
 
Exactly, use the cable I suggested then you can run a HDMI to your TV and the RCA to your surround sound
 
To get 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound you need to get an optical cable to your surround sound receiver input. You need an adapter for the cable since the Macbooks have a combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (the adapter is like $2.) If you just use the RCA cables your just going to get stereo and/or dolby pro-logic surround (this is a huge difference.)
 
Got it

Hey guys,

thanks for all of the help! I found an aux cable that has the headphone end on one end and red/white on the other, so it fits in the headphone jack. :)

Thanks!
 
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