how does sound work with 2 monitors?

ivlegitvi

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Oct 18, 2013
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hi guys getting dual monitors for christmas and ive never had them before so im wondering how the sound works
http://www.cclonline.com/product/71177/ET-WS0HE-B01/Monitors/Acer-S220HQLBrbd-21-5-inch-Widescreen-Full-HD-LED-Monitor/MON0618/
im getting 2 of that monitor unless anyone can suggest better for less than £120 each
my graphics card is sapphire 7790 2gb oc
msi g46 motherboard
i think thats all you need to know if not ask
so how would i go about connecting both monitors and the sound etc
 

Wolfshadw

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That monitor does not have speakers, so you'll need to run audio through a separate medium. If the monitors are going to be next to each other, then it's not an issue to just run audio through a set of computer speakers. If the monitors are going to be away from each other, then each monitor should have an audio medium set up for each and you can switch between them in Control Panel --> Play back devices.

-Wolf sends
 

ivlegitvi

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Oct 18, 2013
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thanks
i thought it did have speakers but i guess not
can anybody suggest a better monitor or is this one good
also what im meaning is say im watching youtube on 1 monitor and playing games on other what happens with the sound
also how would i connect both can i use say hdmi and dvi
edit:http://www.cclonline.com/product/123624/9H-LASLA-DBE/Monitors/BenQ-GW2265HM-21-5-inch-LED-Monitor/MON2326/
just found this monitor you guys think its a better option built in speakers+ hdmi
 

Wolfshadw

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I'm not a monitor guru (despite the badge), so I'll leave that to other folks.

Not certain for sure, but I just opened two YouTube videos simultaneously and I heard audio from both videos meshed together. I'm patching a game now and when it's done, I can test gaming on one display and YouTube on the other.

-Wolf sends

Edit: Yes, you can use whatever outputs/inputs combination you have available to you.