Solved How to use HDMI Bi-Directional switch or HDMI audio extractor


quartzdoll

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My pc is Gigabyte B450 Aorus M mobo with Ryzen 5600g Cpu with built-in Vega 5 graphics that output HDMI display. Now I purchased Zebronics 5.1 speaker system which has HDMI ARC input support. Problem is that my PC only output one HDMI that goes to monitor. Can I use Sounce HDMI Bi-Directional splitter from CPU to split signal in to 2 and use one cable to monitor and other to Zebronics speakers ?

Speakers has optical input also so if HDMI audio video simultaneous splitting is not possible , can I use HDMI to HDMI and Optical audio extractor to use optical output instead ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Assembled PC
    CPU
    Ryzen 5600g
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B450 Aorus M
    Memory
    Kingston 2 * 4 Gb and 1 * 16 Gb ( 2100 Mhz )
    Graphics Card(s)
    Built-in Vega Graphics on APU
    Sound Card
    Built-in Realtek 892 on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27 Inch QHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    250 Gb NVME WD, 1 Tb Seagate hdd, 2 Tb Seagate hdd, 4 Tb Seagate hdd, 2Tb Seagate external, 3Tb Toshiba external x 2, 4Tb Seagate external, 5Tb Seagate external
    PSU
    corsair 550 watts
    Case
    cooler master
    Cooling
    wraith stealth that comes with cpu
    Keyboard
    Zebronics Zeb Croma
    Mouse
    Logitech G 402
    Internet Speed
    300 mbps unlimited
    Browser
    Firefox, chrome
    Antivirus
    defender
    Other Info
    Philips 90 watts 5.1 speakers
ok this thread can be closed now. i bought 5.1 speakers without optical or hdmi inputs. old one but better one.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Assembled PC
    CPU
    Ryzen 5600g
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B450 Aorus M
    Memory
    Kingston 2 * 4 Gb and 1 * 16 Gb ( 2100 Mhz )
    Graphics Card(s)
    Built-in Vega Graphics on APU
    Sound Card
    Built-in Realtek 892 on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27 Inch QHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    250 Gb NVME WD, 1 Tb Seagate hdd, 2 Tb Seagate hdd, 4 Tb Seagate hdd, 2Tb Seagate external, 3Tb Toshiba external x 2, 4Tb Seagate external, 5Tb Seagate external
    PSU
    corsair 550 watts
    Case
    cooler master
    Cooling
    wraith stealth that comes with cpu
    Keyboard
    Zebronics Zeb Croma
    Mouse
    Logitech G 402
    Internet Speed
    300 mbps unlimited
    Browser
    Firefox, chrome
    Antivirus
    defender
    Other Info
    Philips 90 watts 5.1 speakers
For any other interested, I guess a simple HDMI splitter would work. It would duplicate the HDMI output, so you can connect on the amplifier and the monitor at the same time. But I don't think you need one, shouldn't the amplifier have a pass-through? In that case connect the computer directly to the amplifier to get the audio part of the signal and connect the monitor to the pass-through of the amplifier to get the image.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
The speakers I purchased is 8 years old but still one of top model in mid range Philips SPA 8000 B, only have DVD, Bluetooth and Aux Inputs. I used 3 cables of stereo to RCA to connect 5.1 speakers.

Now I came know that HDMI duplicators / amplifiers exists. They are costly though.

If the purchased speakers have optical input, I could have gone for optical adapter for my mobo and connected with it rather.

Anyway I settled for old speakers as I said. I remember these solutions for next time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Assembled PC
    CPU
    Ryzen 5600g
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B450 Aorus M
    Memory
    Kingston 2 * 4 Gb and 1 * 16 Gb ( 2100 Mhz )
    Graphics Card(s)
    Built-in Vega Graphics on APU
    Sound Card
    Built-in Realtek 892 on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27 Inch QHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    250 Gb NVME WD, 1 Tb Seagate hdd, 2 Tb Seagate hdd, 4 Tb Seagate hdd, 2Tb Seagate external, 3Tb Toshiba external x 2, 4Tb Seagate external, 5Tb Seagate external
    PSU
    corsair 550 watts
    Case
    cooler master
    Cooling
    wraith stealth that comes with cpu
    Keyboard
    Zebronics Zeb Croma
    Mouse
    Logitech G 402
    Internet Speed
    300 mbps unlimited
    Browser
    Firefox, chrome
    Antivirus
    defender
    Other Info
    Philips 90 watts 5.1 speakers
The optical input would be limited to 48KHz, 16-bit Stereo. To use 5.1 you need HDMI or analogue cables. In the second case the decoding is done from the computer and the amplifier simply plays the sound.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4

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