Re: [tlug] linuxdevices for display on a tv

[Kalin KOZHUHAROV <me.kalin@example.com>]

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Christian Horn <chorn@example.com> wrote:
> I recently installed Fedora+XMBC on a Thinkpad x200 with docking
> station - just to find out that this hardware does not transport
> audio over the displayport.  Via a displayport->hdmi converter I
> wanted to connect this to a TV.  Missing audio, this combination
> will not work out for me.
>
Hmm, how did you find out?
Which docking station (link to specs)?
It is true that some hardware is crippled, but also some converters
are simply omitting the audio.

The whole enchilada of video/audio links (DVI/HDMI/DP) and all their
versions and revisions is one of the biggest standard messes around.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

BTW, consider the analog way if you are feeding the audio into a TV
(=stereo): just add an extra cable from the sound card to the video in
of the TV (some have special input next to the HDMI for that purpose).

Kalin.