Does the Surface Pro 3 support sending audio through the mini-DisplayPort connector?

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I have a Surface Pro 3 that I'm trying to connect to a TV via a mini-DisplayPort to HDMI cable, but I'm not getting sound. Does the Surface Pro 3 support this?

I found information via Google that the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 do support it, but nothing definitive on the Surface Pro 3.

Joel Coehoorn

Posted 2014-09-24T19:05:07.687

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Of course it does because display port does but you have to use a display port cable that supports it – Ramhound – 2014-09-24T20:00:57.610

@Ramhound Even if the connector supports it, not all video adpaters support routing the audio through the video card – Joel Coehoorn – 2014-09-24T20:16:53.017

The Intel GPU inside it supports it. – Ramhound – 2014-09-24T20:42:45.400

Answers

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Yes, the Surface Pro 3 does support this. However, not all cables will carry the signal. I swapped the cable I was using for a different one, and it worked just fine.

Joel Coehoorn

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