Is Audio Supported Over HDMI?

Anonymous
2012-11-01T01:31:37+00:00

I connected my Surface via HDMI to watch some movies on the home theater system, but I'm only hearing sound through the Surface speakers. How do I get audio to go through HDMI so that I can use my nice home theater sound system?

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Anonymous
2015-05-18T19:38:24+00:00

Hi all.

I found probably a solution. When I connected the HDMI I only heard the sound in the surface and at the sound devices box the HDMI option won't appear, so I get in into Device Manager and Right click on my Surface and Scan for HW changes, then the sound starts to listen on the Home Theater. I expect this probably works in most of cases like me.

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Anonymous
2014-02-05T22:28:27+00:00

Greetings all,

Please contact the manufacturer of you television for furthers support and possible firmware updates.  This feature works with other TVs.

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Anonymous
2017-01-21T11:11:37+00:00

Use the Sound applet in control panel to check what audio devices are installed. If you have a choice make sure the right one is selected.

With 11 pages on this thread and it is already answered few are going to see your question and have you read it through and looked at the possible solutions? If you have then it might be better to start your own question.

Detail what you have tried and what your hardware is, with laptops because everything is on the motherboard getting audio onto the HDMI is normally inbuilt but with desktops it could be different. Even with a desktop if you are using an integrated HDMI/sound card then that is the same as a laptop but if you have a discrete graphics/sound interface then that requires different settings.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-13T05:06:25+00:00

    So are we getting anywhere?? I spend $600 on the Surface, I'm told that with a HDMI cable ( not necessarily MS's) that I can plug into my TV ( its a Visio ) and I can watch what ever I want. After spending hours messing with cables, surface on, then off, tv on then off still have no sound, well except through the **** speakers on the Surface. I'm tired of reading forums on this subject. Got any new suggestions like maybe Apple???? Come on Microsoft you are better than this, step up to the plate and fix the problem.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-13T15:27:51+00:00

    stelladog9,

    I don't see anything in your post about trying what's been related here in this thread. Specifically...

    • I've got the Microsoft HDMI cable and I think it's the correct/best choice because the bevel on the side of the Surface is angled and that's not something other cable manufacturers would likely take into account. I would definitely get the Microsoft one...
    • One of my posts (perhaps the 4th or 5th post on this thread) indicated that it didn't work for me out of the box, but then when I went to Sound in Control Panel and chose the HDMI output, I had no problems. I didn't see in your post where you had tried this... Did you?

    I am pretty sure from many of the posts here that this problem is not altogether resolved and remains a known issue for Microsoft, but like I said, it didn't work for me at first but then I found the reason and it now works fine.

    I would suggest that instead of ranting (which you have every right to in this circumstance), maybe it would be helpful to those following this thread for you to list fairly specifically what you're doing--what you've tried--including any troubleshooting that you've attempted and perhaps even specific hardware you're working with.

    The more specific you are, usually the better others who have had (or haven't had) the problem can likely help you with your needs.

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