# Getting video & audio from laptop to TV.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523 "2017-03-19T02:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523/1 "2017-03-19T02:12:42Z")

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I can get the computer video to play on my non-smart TV but audio will play only on the computer. I want both video and audio to play on the TV. The computer is a HP Probook 6550b laptop. The TV is Insignia NS-55E480A13A. The cable I used to connect them is [this.](http://www.ebay.com/itm/311646742215?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) Why does audio play only on the laptop?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523/2 "2017-03-19T02:17:54Z")

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> [@Mr.Duality](#):
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> I can get the computer video to play on my non-smart TV but audio will play only on the computer. I want both video and audio to play on the TV. The computer is a HP Probook 6550b laptop. The TV is Insignia NS-55E480A13A. The cable I used to connect them is [this.](http://www.ebay.com/itm/311646742215?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) Why does audio play only on the laptop?
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> Thanks in advance.

Didn’t you already ask this?  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=821877](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=821877)

(they answered it there: you need a separate audio cable)

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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523/3 "2017-03-19T02:30:21Z")

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Couldn’t see it so I did another. Reported.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-video-audio-from-laptop-to-tv/782523/4 "2017-03-19T02:31:10Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Since there’s already a thread on this, I’ll go ahead and close this one.