2 Questions About My New System...

[MattP]

Hi All! 1st Post. 2 Questions...

I just ordered a new Dell system that includes the following video card:
"ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI"
This was the best one I could order for this computer, and I'm open to possible upgrades later. I do zero gaming on the computer.

My question is this: HDMI in the home theater world carries video and sound. I intend to run this cable from the pc to my HDTV, and am wondering if I will need to run sound cables separately?

I also ordered a BlueRay player as my optical drive choice. I assume I will be able to use this for movies, correct? Or is some other software required to use the computer for this?

Thanks for any help I can get!!

Matt

 

[Ferg]

There should be an internal connector that joins your sound card (onboard or otherwise) to your graphics card in order to send sound down the HDMI cable - Dell however are as always a law unto themselves so i'd make sure that they have done this for you!

There should be blueray decoding software included with the drive - if not get powerdvd

Welcome to HWF :)

 

[MattP]

Ferg...

Thanks a lot! I appreciate the quick response and the welcome! Now, if Dell can ever get this thing finished, I'll be a happy camper!