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Audio out via HDMI when using dock question

Does anyone know if the standard analog audio out still functions when an HDMI cable is hooked up to the Streak's dock? I'm considering hooking up an HDMI-composite converter so I can get video out of the Streak to feed my car's HU and send to the rear monitor, but don't want to bother if it'll cut out the analog audio output.

Both the HDMI and audio out have sound output while docked. Sound through the TV's and the 3.5 out to the stereo will do ya just fine
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Chromecast Audio Problem!

How to stream Video only to chromecast not the audio!
I have a laptop connected to the audio system!
now i got chromecast on my projector (have no audio output)
i stream video from my laptop to my projector work fine but i have problem the sound! when i stream any video to chromecast on my computer have to sound of the video im playing!
is there the way to by pass this? stream video but also on pc still play audio of that video?

When you use a native Chromecast app for casting, it "hands off" the request to the Chromecast and the Chromecast itself goes and retrieves the data. Essentially the Chromecast itself plays the content, so the audio and video come out of it.
If you cast a tab or the entire desktop from a PC and don't enable the audio, it should play audio from the PC, but the audio and video probably be out of sync.
Otherwise you will have to "break out" the audio from the HDMI stream with an HDMI audio extractor (make sure it is HDCP compliant) or other converter, or route the Chromecast through a HDMI A/V receiver so it can play the audio.

I apologize. I was incorrect. When you cast a tab or the entire desktop, the Chrome extension somehow mutes the PC audio... which in your case would leave you with no audio at all.
So you'll have to "break out" the audio from the HDMI stream and get audio that way.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...audio,aps,213&rh=i:aps,k:hdmi audio extractor
Something like the options in the ling below may be what you need.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...audio,aps,213&rh=i:aps,k:hdmi audio extractor
But in the setup the audio would have to go from this "box" to your audio system.
Chrome cast to "Box"
"Box" to projector for video
"Box" to audio system for audio
I have read that other have used a similar set up to get video and Audio to a monitor that doesn't have a HDMI input. I don't know if sending the Video to the projector and the audio the the audio system would produce sync problems. One way to find out.
I don't see a way to get audio out from you laptop using the Chromecast.
Hope this helps

I was just watching a video on my TV with VLC player using cast entire screen and audio through my PC worked fine, just had to set an audio delay in VLC to get audio synced. I did this thru my bluetooth stereo adapter but I thought there was a minute before I setup the bluetooth that the audio worked through the PC speakers.
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Audio issues
Hooked up to chromecast to our vizio m420vt tv and bose solo. No sound will come thru the solo. Only sound is from the tv speakers. Please help?????

sukhrajsingh said:
Hooked up to chromecast to our vizio m420vt tv and bose solo. No sound will come thru the solo. Only sound is from the tv speakers. Please help?????
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It's one of the following...
1 - You need to change settings on the TV to pass Audio or to Use External Speaker (setting vary from model to model so some hunting and pecking for correct settings is in order)
2 - You need to check your HDMI connection between the TV and the Speakers. HDMI-ARC (Audio Return Channel) usually works on only one input of the TV and it should be labeled as an ARC input. If thats correct then check settings (see #1)
3 - If you have an older TV that does not have ARC support you need to connect an Optical Cable from the Audio Out of the TV to the Amp. If you have that then again See #1!
Take note that EACH INPUT on a TV will have it's own Settings for Audio, CEC, and ARC so just setting the TV defaults may not be enough. Check to see if your Inputs have their own Audio/Speaker config settings.

Chromecast audio troubles

I´ve been reading this through these chromecast threads and I cannot seem to sort out my problem..... I have Samsung UE40EH5000 tv and Sony STR-DG700 receiver. I have tried plugging chromecast into both tv and receiver but I am only getting sound out of the tv speakers. I have run HDMI from receiver to tv but no sound from receiver, I have also tried audio cables into the receiver from the tv but no sound. I have an ipod and satellite running through receiver working fine. Please help me x

kimii1 said:
I´ve been reading this through these chromecast threads and I cannot seem to sort out my problem..... I have Samsung UE40EH5000 tv and Sony STR-DG700 receiver. I have tried plugging chromecast into both tv and receiver but I am only getting sound out of the tv speakers. I have run HDMI from receiver to tv but no sound from receiver, I have also tried audio cables into the receiver from the tv but no sound. I have an ipod and satellite running through receiver working fine. Please help me x
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Most likely it's just your TV settings - it probably doesn't support ARC (Audio Return Channel) as I don't see it mentioned in the Quick Setup or Manual.
If that's the case, you need to run the Digital output from the TV back into your receiver. See page 66 of your TV's Quick Setup (which IMO is a better "manual" than what Samsung calls the manual).
Set your TV's Speaker Select to External Speaker. It says that on TV Speaker it should have sound out both the TV's speakers and external output, but at least on my Sony TV and Sony sound bar, having both on produces a strange echo effect.
(See page 53 of your TV manual)
Also check on your receiver that the HDMI port has been properly assigned to the input that you're using.
(See page 66 of your receiver manual)

bhiga said:
Most likely it's just your TV settings - it probably doesn't support ARC (Audio Return Channel) as I don't see it mentioned in the Quick Setup or Manual.
If that's the case, you need to run the Digital output from the TV back into your receiver. See page 66 of your TV's Quick Setup (which IMO is a better "manual" than what Samsung calls the manual).
Set your TV's Speaker Select to External Speaker. It says that on TV Speaker it should have sound out both the TV's speakers and external output, but at least on my Sony TV and Sony sound bar, having both on produces a strange echo effect.
(See page 53 of your TV manual)
Also check on your receiver that the HDMI port has been properly assigned to the input that you're using.
(See page 66 of your receiver manual)
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I actually think this is a problem on his Amp side....he did say that he tried plugging into the Amp directly and got the same result.
If his TV doesn't support ARC he could use an Optical cable from the TV to the Amp and that would work.
But he might need to check the Audio settings on his AMP for that particular HDMI port.
Not sure about the devices he says works but I wouldn't expect a IPod to plug into the same HDMI plug he was trying to use and most older Sat boxes usually use an Optical input instead of the HDMI.
And you can change the Input on most Receivers to set what Audio source to take from be it optical or HDMI.
He should check the settings for that particular output and see if the Audio is set to HDMI.

Many thanks guys for your help but its still not working, I haven´t tried an optical cable because I need to buy one and they are about 30-40 euros here, and I thought audio should run through HDMI.
The chromecast is from the USA and I am in portugal will that make a difference?
Here is my setup....Chromecast plugged into TV, HDMI cable plugged into TV and run to receiver (3 HDMI ports on receiver, not sure which one is correct, but have tried all three I think!!)
Have tried with TV speakers and external speaker settings on TV.
I have tried the HDMI menu on the receiver.
Will an optical cable be the solution?

kimii1 said:
Many thanks guys for your help but its still not working, I haven´t tried an optical cable because I need to buy one and they are about 30-40 euros here, and I thought audio should run through HDMI.
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Ouch, that's horribly expensive. Optical cables should be US$10 or less, though you can definitely spend more. But optical cables do not need shielding the same way electrical cables do.
Not sure where you are, but here's a quick search on Amazon UK for price comparison
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=toslink+optical+cable
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The chromecast is from the USA and I am in portugal will that make a difference?
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No difference whatsoever.
kimii1 said:
Here is my setup....Chromecast plugged into TV, HDMI cable plugged into TV and run to receiver (3 HDMI ports on receiver, not sure which one is correct, but have tried all three I think!!)
Have tried with TV speakers and external speaker settings on TV.
I have tried the HDMI menu on the receiver.
Will an optical cable be the solution?
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If you hear audio on your TV, then yes, the optical cable will solve the problem by sending the decoded audio from the TV back to the receiver.

kimii1 said:
Many thanks guys for your help but its still not working, I haven´t tried an optical cable because I need to buy one and they are about 30-40 euros here, and I thought audio should run through HDMI.
The chromecast is from the USA and I am in portugal will that make a difference?
Here is my setup....Chromecast plugged into TV, HDMI cable plugged into TV and run to receiver (3 HDMI ports on receiver, not sure which one is correct, but have tried all three I think!!)
Have tried with TV speakers and external speaker settings on TV.
I have tried the HDMI menu on the receiver.
Will an optical cable be the solution?
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Yes Optical would solve your problem, The wiring you described would only work if your amp and TV support HDMI-ARC which really requires a more recent TV and AMP. That port is usually specially marked on both the TV and AMP side.
I'm betting most of the cost of that cable is in the shipping.but Ebay has a slew available that would bring the price down.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=optical+cable&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1

Many thanks guys the optical cable worked straight away, I managed to buy one local for 15 euros, was worth it!
One other issue I have come across which you may or may not be able to help me with.
One of the things I want to do with chromecast is run karaoke videos from YouTube, I have a mixer the microphones are plugged into but I found the optical sound was overriding the sound. I have sound from the tv (youtube) but no sound from the microphones, If I unplugged the optical cable I lose sound from the tv and get sound from the mics.
Is there a way around this?

kimii1 said:
Many thanks guys the optical cable worked straight away, I managed to buy one local for 15 euros, was worth it!
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kimii1 said:
One of the things I want to do with chromecast is run karaoke videos from YouTube, I have a mixer the microphones are plugged into but I found the optical sound was overriding the sound. I have sound from the tv (youtube) but no sound from the microphones, If I unplugged the optical cable I lose sound from the tv and get sound from the mics.
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What's the make and model of your mixer?

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What's the make and model of your mixer?
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Not sure and I´m not with it! Will post tomorrow.

Not sure thats possible because the Chromecast takes the content directly from their servers if I'm not mistaken.
You would have to take the Output of the Audio from the TV or Amp and Mix it all Post Chromecast.
Easiest way....
CCast into TV, TV into Mixer, Mic into Mixer, Mixer into Amp. Amp to Speakers
If your mixer has an Optical Input that can be mixed all the better but most likely your going to be Analog from the TV to the Mixer.
You CAN get a box that will pull Audio out of an HDMI signal to analog as well but it's overkill since the TV will give you the same thing already.

Sounds like it might be a mix of analog and digital in the path. Will wait for tomorrow's update.
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[Q] Why doesn’t chromecast output audio through TV's external speakers ?

Here is my set-up:
A Vivo LTV42FHDN 42” Full HD TV (2x HDMI inputs, 1x RCA stereo audio output, few other audio and video input connectors, and a set of really crappy built-in speakers)
A Logitech 2.1 Speaker system connected to TV's RCA audio output
An old DELL XPS M1330 notebook running Windows 7 hooked up to the TV via one HDMI port
A new Chromecast I’m trying to setup connected to the other HDMI port.
When I watch TV and switch to the HDMI input of the PC I get audio through both the TV’s crappy built in speakers as well as the much better sounding Logitech Speakers. However, when I switch to the Chromecast I only hear audio through TV’s built-in speakers. I have connected other PCs and tablets through HDMI before and from what I recall, sound always came out external speakers.
Is there any reason for the PC and Chromecast to behave differently when connected via HDMI ? I tried both HDMI ports, went through TV's audio settings (which only has very few settings like bass, treble, and some sound profiles), but couldn't get the chromecast to output audio through external speakers.
Does this mean Chromecast doesn’t support somesort of an HDMI specification/standard my old PC does, therefore the TV can't split and reroute the audio ? Is there any way to get around this without buying new hardware ? Other than audio, rest of it works great ! For me spending $50 or so extra on additional hardware really defeats the purpose of buying a Chromecast, because for that price I could've bought a DLNA enabled media player.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.

I'm not sure about your LG, but my Sony correctly re-routes audio from Chromecast to SPDIF (optical) output connected to AVR, so the Chromecast isn't a problem. I'm not sure about analog RCA output though.
Just go through your TV settings again. There must be an option burried somewhere in menus.

peca89 said:
I'm not sure about your LG, but my Sony correctly re-routes audio from Chromecast to SPDIF (optical) output connected to AVR, so the Chromecast isn't a problem. I'm not sure about analog RCA output though.
Just go through your TV settings again. There must be an option burried somewhere in menus.
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Thanks for your reply, I did go through all the settings on the TV and even read the manual. But couldn't find anything there. Its not a very high-end TV, hence no optical output, all I have is that stereo analogue output.
Few minutes after posting I again connected my new notebook, and a Windows 8 tablet, audio works fine with all of them. But the Chromecast just doesn't work the same way. When I tested I connected all devices to the same HDMI port and didn't change anything on the TV, all I did was plug one in > test > unplug > plug the next one in > test etc.. that's all.. the fact that everything but the Chromecast work has to mean there is something different in Chromecast's HDMI signal.

PhoenixFx said:
Thanks for your reply, I did go through all the settings on the TV and even read the manual. But couldn't find anything there. Its not a very high-end TV, hence no optical output, all I have is that stereo analogue output.
Few minutes after posting I again connected my new notebook, and a Windows 8 tablet, audio works fine with all of them. But the Chromecast just doesn't work the same way. When I tested I connected all devices to the same HDMI port and didn't change anything on the TV, all I did was plug one in > test > unplug > plug the next one in > test etc.. that's all.. the fact that everything but the Chromecast work has to mean there is something different in Chromecast's HDMI signal.
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Try switching the audio output in whatever application you're casting from to Stereo.
If Chromecast is sending multichannel audio, your TV might be smart enough to decode and play it on its speakers, but not smart enough to downmix to the analog output.

PhoenixFx said:
Here is my set-up:
A Vivo LTV42FHDN 42” Full HD TV (2x HDMI inputs, 1x RCA stereo audio output, few other audio and video input connectors, and a set of really crappy built-in speakers)
A Logitech 2.1 Speaker system connected to TV's RCA audio output
An old DELL XPS M1330 notebook running Windows 7 hooked up to the TV via one HDMI port
A new Chromecast I’m trying to setup connected to the other HDMI port.
When I watch TV and switch to the HDMI input of the PC I get audio through both the TV’s crappy built in speakers as well as the much better sounding Logitech Speakers. However, when I switch to the Chromecast I only hear audio through TV’s built-in speakers. I have connected other PCs and tablets through HDMI before and from what I recall, sound always came out external speakers.
Is there any reason for the PC and Chromecast to behave differently when connected via HDMI ? I tried both HDMI ports, went through TV's audio settings (which only has very few settings like bass, treble, and some sound profiles), but couldn't get the chromecast to output audio through external speakers.
Does this mean Chromecast doesn’t support somesort of an HDMI specification/standard my old PC does, therefore the TV can't split and reroute the audio ? Is there any way to get around this without buying new hardware ? Other than audio, rest of it works great ! For me spending $50 or so extra on additional hardware really defeats the purpose of buying a Chromecast, because for that price I could've bought a DLNA enabled media player.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi,Were you able to resolve this problem? Chromecast works great except for this exact same annoying problem. Also have the same TV. Thanks.

Looking for a mini audio decoder/receiver for 5.1

Does anyone know of a single input, single set of outputs, 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS decoder that actually works with the Chromecast?
I'm using a Chromecast in an outdoor theater setup, with it plugged into this "extractor":
http://a.co/d/7m2UFHS
with the extractor's HDMI output plugged into a projector HDMI input. I have the extractor's front L/R, center, surround L/R RCA outputs running to an amp, with the amp's outputs connected to the five speakers.
Trouble is, the extractor doesn't actually appear to do anything to produce audio going out the center or surround outputs. I assumed it decoded the DD/DTS audio signal so the 5 channels would be separated into the corresponding RCA outputs. Otherwise, I have no idea how those outputs can ever get sound going out of them.
My two uses for the chromecast are Netflix and casting video files from my computer via VLC player. The files are mostly mkv with 5.1 AC3 audio.