Re: No Audio on Live Television

From: Bob (Bob_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:11:02 -0800

Wow, thanks for your prompt response, Dan and MGG.

To answer your question: I plugged the sound cable into the TV Tuner card.
The Tuner card only has a socket for a 1/4" audio jack. So, upon someone's
advice here (Peter's?), I bought a cable that has RCA jacks on one end (for
my cable box) and the 1/4" audio jack on the other.

Everything "fits," and I'm confident that I plugged the 1/4" jack into the
tuner card, because it's right next to the S-Video socket. But no sound.
Not a peep.

Does that help? Any thoughts?

Thanks again.

Bob

"DanO" wrote:

> > What are you plugging the audio cable in to? It needs to go into your
> > sound card, then preferably to an amp.
>
> no, no, no... The sound cables (L+R or Red + White) need to be connected to
> your TV Tuner Card, NOT your sound card. This is the only way for MCE to
> keep everything in synch (and to actually work at all.) Remember, the TV
> Tuner card is always creating an MPEG2 file on your hard drive with video
> and audio in synch. You are always watching a 1-2 second delayed program,
> even with live TV. If you hook the sound in through the sound card, the
> audio will be in real-time with the video lagging 1-2 seconds, if you hear
> it at all. Also, the resulting saved files will have no audio at all.
>
>
> "mgg" <mike@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:eUrNAJpLFHA.4028@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > --Mike
> >
> > "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:DD1DDAC3-82F7-4EE3-8D79-CF295E9A38C8@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Several days ago, some of our friends here recommended that I swap my
> >> coax
> >> cable for (1) an S-Video cable, and (2) an RCA cable with a jack for the
> >> audio. I ordered the cable and JUST installed them. The video looks
> >> great
> >> -- but I'm not getting any sound.
> >>
> >> I'm assuming that this is just a minor setting-related issue, but I'm
> >> unable
> >> to find what (if anything) to change. Any thoughts?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your time.
> >
> >
>
>
>

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