Samsung TV no sound after third Oculus Setup

Hello,

I have the following Problem:

Yesterday I got an Oculus Rift as a present. I installed it with no problem. Since my PC has only one HDMI slot, I had to use an Displayport to HDMI Adapter for my Samsung TV I use as a Monitor. Usually it is connected through the HDMI Slot.

Now I had to redo the Oculus Setup 3 times because of Sensor Tracking Problems. The first two times were okay, I could hear sound from both Oculus when I wear it and TV.

But on the third time yesterday, while it installed my TV flickered a few times, and since then I don't get any sound from my TV anymore, while the Oculus still works. The Oculus headphones even make sounds from the PC which they didn't before. My TV also isn't displayed under "Manage Audio Devices" anymore ("show disabled/disconnected devices" is turned on). It doesn't matter if I plug the TV into the HDMI or the Displayport Adapter. Redoing the Oculus Setup also didn't work.

I already tried several things with the help from someone on a different forum, please read here to see what I already did: Open - Samsung TV no sound after third Oculus Setup | PC Help Forum

If someone could finally help me here, that would be great! Thank you in advance!

My guess is that your problem is in the HDMI to Displayport conversion process. To avoid having to convert from HDMI to DisplayPort, you could do one of the following:

Try either an amplified HDMI splitter:
https://www.amazon.com/HD-102-Powere...0XB6FN6V3ESXBE

or an HDMI switch:
https://www.amazon.com/HD-102-Powere...0XB6FN6V3ESXBE

Disclaimer: I haven't done the above, but this is what I would try if I had your situation.

Hm, but in that case, shouldn't I get Audio back when I plug my TV into the HDMI Port?

Right now, even if I unplug the DisplayPort Adapter, uninstall the Oculus, reinstall the GPU Driver, and plug the TV (and another one I tried with the same result of no sound) into the HDMI Port, I don't get sound.

EDIT: But I will certainly look into the options you listed once I get Audio back on my TV, thank you!

On my TV, there are three HDMI connections. Two of them include sound, and one of them doesn't. If your TV has more than one HDMI port, try using a different port.

Here is some excellent information I found about this same problem. It seems that lots of people are having the same issue that you are having. It is really long, so I didn't read through the whole thing, but I'll bet you can get some answers by reading through this:

http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-...dmi-cable.html

Good luck!

Yeah, my TV has several as well, but of course, changing them was the first thing I tried, also the HDMI cable was connected to the same port on the TV it always was, so I see no reason why it would suddenly after 2 years stop producing sound.

Sadly I didn't find any solution in that thread. The OP also didn't have the exact same problem, he did get sound when he connected a different TV, I tried connecting my PC to a different one as well, but even that one didn't produce sound even though it should and had done in the past. Also, his TV seems to be displayed under Audio Devices, mine isn't anymore after that setup that disabled the sound.

I also searched the Internet for problems similar to mine, but almost all of the had the solution of going to Audio Devices (Playback) and setting the HDMI TV Audio Device to default. But my TV completely disappeared from the "Manage Audio Devices" (Playback) Panel. It was there all the time I got sound, but since that setup, it disappeared.

Strangely enough, my headphones still work, get listed under Playback, and produce sounds, just as the Oculus does. Only my two TV's don't anymore.

EDIT: If you need my PC Specs: http://speccy.piriform.com/results/v...P2TynlYVw4L7K5