Using DualView with nVidia HDMI

[Jared Norris]

On 27 June 2012 00:40, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have an nVidia GForce 210 card with an HDMI output.
>
> Before installing Ubuntu 12.04 I configured Windows XP with nVidia's driver
> to use my LCD TV as a DualView monitor through the HDMI connector. I watched
> a video and noticed the sound was played through the TV's speakers.
>
> After installing Ubuntu 12.04 I upgraded the driver to the
> "post-released-updates (version 295.49). When I play a video under Linux,
> the sound is played through the PC speakers and I can't find any sound
> related settings in the nVidia Settings program.
>
> Is there a way to set it up so PC audio plays through the TV speakers like
> in Windows?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amichai.
>
>
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There is a discussion on this on the Canonical blog [1]. I've never
used it but it looks to explain what to do and why Ubuntu has set it
up that way.

[1] http://voices.canonical.com/david.henningsson/2012/04/14/audio-over-hdmi-and-displayport-in-ubuntu-12-04/

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