Need help identifying something

[Stoneyguy]

What is the name of the audio jack that looks like an S-video jack? I have it on the back of my monitor and it's just labeled as HDMI audio output. I'm trying to find an adapter that will switch it to a digital coaxial, but it makes searching for it tough not knowing it's actual name.

[darkrider01]

What monitor do you have?

[Toss3]

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/a2zcables/audioplugimage.jpg

XLR maybe?

[Stoneyguy]

The monitor is a Gateway FHD 2400 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824113012). I doubt that it will help though. I'll take a pic of the actual connection and post it soon. It looks similar to the XLR but it appears to have more prongs.

[darkrider01]

I actually have the same monitor - gateway FHD2400

The connector you are referring to is actually a proprietary connector for the soundbar.

This is the soundbar on Amazon: LINK (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000YC1YFO/ref=nosim/11234-20)

[Stoneyguy]

ahhh crud! Thanks Darkrider01. It was so similar to the connection both my 5.1 headsets use that I thought they were interchangeable. After your post I went to line it up and found out that indeed the pins didn't line up and it appears to indeed be proprietary. :( Oh well, I guess I'm not going to bother putting a cable box in my computer room then.

Thanks for the help.

[XDanger]

Find out the lines and re-wire it.

Make a converter from stuff you find in Radioshack or whatever

[crainger]

He's a stoner not an electrical engineer Jim!

[Heinz68]

I'm not sure what you need, you can look it up in the Adapters section also they might have ready cables for what you need. MonoPrice (http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp)

[Stoneyguy]

Find out the lines and re-wire it.

Make a converter from stuff you find in Radioshack or whatever

I would expect no less from Johnny 5