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    HDMI cables from a Laptop to a TV means...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Waveblade, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    Sound quality will be set in it's original "state" and not degraded? Would you still get 100% of the quality or would be it dependent on the sound card?

    Obviously when sending it through the 3.5mm audio port or whatever it would be but using the HDMI cable bypasses it completely right? I'm just curious
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Any frequency is degraded through a wire, but the amount is dependent on the length of a wire. Since audio and data bits run at a specific frequency, they try to maintain that internal frequency, but over long wires that frequency cannot be maintained, so quality decreases. In lamens terms, when you drop a ball straight down it will never reach the same height again, but in electronics the drop off is not drastic but very gradual.

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    I would think that it would bypass the sound card completely as the headphone port would be the output of the sound card. I'd guess that you would get 100% of the original sound quality otherwise there would be no point in offering the HDMI port if the audio was degraded.
     
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    actually the headphone port on a gateway t-1616 is the sound output and it doesnt sound degraded, HDMI output rocks, combined with wireless mouse and keyboard, its awesome playing half life 2 or halo 2! xD 42inch ftw!
     
    lokster, Dec 17, 2007
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