Bridge Sound from TV Tuner Card to onboard Sound Card?

[Guest Spare]

My last PC had some connections on the motherboard to bridge the sound

from the TV tuner to the onboard sound card. My new PC (Dell Vostro

400) does not have those connections on the motherboard.

 

Can I splice a headphone jack connector onto the three-lead wire so

that I can then plug it into the "Line In" jack on the exterior of the

case? Is the signal the same? What is the wire->connector mapping?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Bridge Sound from TV Tuner Card to onboard Sound Card?

 

> My last PC had some connections on the motherboard to bridge the sound

> from the TV tuner to the onboard sound card. My new PC (Dell Vostro

> 400) does not have those connections on the motherboard.

>

> Can I splice a headphone jack connector onto the three-lead wire so

> that I can then plug it into the "Line In" jack on the exterior of the

> case? Is the signal the same? What is the wire->connector mapping?

>

> Thanks!

 

Hard to say; each PC, even the same brand, can have different setups and

you didn't mention anything useful to answer about. However, although

it might work to connect it to the Line In, based on your apparent level

of possible expertise it may be inadvisable due to the ease with which

static discharge, even those you cannot feel, could damage your system.

 

Doesn't your TV tuner have instructions on how to handle the audio?

Check the docs. What you're trying to wire should already be possible

with electronic switching on the mobo. Or the tuner card may have an

audio output? Or one of the connectors on it does. Or it's already

available at one of hte sound card outputs.

 

 

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[Guest Andy]

Re: Bridge Sound from TV Tuner Card to onboard Sound Card?

 

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 07:58:35 -0800 (PST), Spare <mcahren@gmail.com>

wrote:

>My last PC had some connections on the motherboard to bridge the sound

>from the TV tuner to the onboard sound card. My new PC (Dell Vostro

>400) does not have those connections on the motherboard.

>

>Can I splice a headphone jack connector onto the three-lead wire so

>that I can then plug it into the "Line In" jack on the exterior of the

>case? Is the signal the same? What is the wire->connector mapping?

>

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector>

<http://pinouts.ru/Multimedia/analog_creative_pinout.shtml>

>Thanks!