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**Trent** · 6-13-08, 0:25

the problem is that the converter box is having to do some processing to the signal to change the audio form factor. You're not going to find a cable to do that.

So you're sending HDMI video from a video source (like a satellite receiver, cable box, dvd player, whatever) through an HDMI to DVI cable to the DVI input on your new monitor? Where are you trying to send the sound? You should be able to send the audio source separate of the HDMI to another output on your video source and then to the appropriate input on your surround sound. You would select a different audio output in an audio menu on the video device.

Not sure if you can do that or not.

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Trent "Dark Side" of the moon Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Mosquito State, LA, USA Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	the problem is that the converter box is having to do some processing to the signal to change the audio form factor. You're not going to find a cable to do that. So you're sending HDMI video from a video source (like a satellite receiver, cable box, dvd player, whatever) through an HDMI to DVI cable to the DVI input on your new monitor? Where are you trying to send the sound? You should be able to send the audio source separate of the HDMI to another output on your video source and then to the appropriate input on your surround sound. You would select a different audio output in an audio menu on the video device. Not sure if you can do that or not.
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