Hey there folks. I'm setting up my mother's computer to be able to use her 32" LCD TV as a secondary monitor (netflix instant play and other online video usage) and I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to easily switch the audio output from the motherboards onboard audio to the video cards HDMI audio output. I want to make this really simple as she doesn't know much about computers. I know normally you would go through the control panel and switch the audio output in there, but I feel thats gonna be too difficult for her to do each time and frankly, she won't use it if its a hassle. PC specs are as follows: AMD64 X2 4400 ASRock ALiveNF6P-VSTA Kingston ValueRAM 2 x 512MB PC2 4200 GIGABYTE GV-R435OC-512I HD4350 Samsung 20x DVD burner SATA WD 80GB SATA Windows XP Home edition Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!
I'm no expert but I can make a guess at what might work...But I've got no idea. Assuming the setting is based off a set of registry values it might just be possible to create a .bat file or some such that executes a registry file which switches the audio controller. Dunno...Just an idea.
In Vista, double click on the "Sound" icon in control panel. you should see your audio options under the playback tab. Just right click the one you want and select "set as default". I have a shortcut on the desktop and in quick launch to alternate between Audigy 2 zs (for games) and Spdif out (to my amp). Cheers Oh dear...I just re read your original post, sorry. Maybe the desktop shotcut might help
