Hey how does dual monitors for audio work?

terminator123 · Dec 11, 2014

Hey if i have a monitor with speakers and a monitor without
and i have a headset on connected to my pc
how will the monitors work with audio?

like what if im playing a game and on the other monitor a film
will i be able to hear both or if i slide my mouse over to the other monitor will it click on it and it will cancel out sound coming from the other monitor? or will i still be able to hear overlapping sounds from both monitors?

i hope you understadn wat i mean

thanks.

rqtech · Dec 11, 2014

You will have sound coming through headset, not monitor(s).

If you're playing a game, you will hear both the game and the movie overlapping eachother. You can finetune this and make it more or less annoying using Windows audio settings and mixer. Alot of games and apps actually cancel out (lowers the volume) of background apps running, while you game.

However, you can have 2 audio streams at once if you use onboard + dedicated soundcard, but not all apps support this, requires a bit of experimenting.

>>EDIT# Fixed typos

terminator123 · Dec 11, 2014

rqtech :

right okay then makes sense

so bascially

i dont really need a speaker in the monitor i buy?

rqtech · Dec 11, 2014

It may work if you're using Windows 7: Audio -> Recording -> Stereo Mix -> Ste Mix Properties -> Playback.

terminator123 · Dec 11, 2014

rqtech :

hm ok but do your monitors have built in speakers
do i really need it idk
as im getting one for christmas betwene £50-100..
not sure what to go for
i want it to be hd tho so i was going for one with HDMI interface?

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