Audio input not working

entropy

Either it's not working, or I'm too dumb to know how to work it (or an intricate combination of both... ). I want my TV's headphone jack to run into my Audio In jack on my computer (I have a cable that can do this already), and then back out of my computer to my stereos. But if I hook up the cable, I can't get anything. Not even in the Sound Recorder. There's just static. So I think I'm doing something wrong, but where?

MERRICK

One thing I notice is that you want to match a speaker signal (headphone out) with a line input signal. That's not the way to go. The cable you speak of is either a speaker cable (two identical wires) or a line cable (A center hot wire with a sheilded ground wire) either way it's a mismatch.

First, look for a line output from your TV. Is it stereo or is it two outputs (L & R)? You'll need either a stereo line signal cable or a Y cable that combines the L & R line outputs from your TV to the stereo 1/8" mini jack for your sound card.

First monitor that signal. If you are not getting enough volume then you may need a preamp after the TV and before the computer.

Perhaps a better workaround is to go from your TV to your Stereo from which you will find a better line signal which to route back to your sound card an probably not need an additional preamp.

entropy

The reason there are two RCA Video-In cables is because one is from my 9800 pro and the other is from my DVD player (forgot about the jack in back, lol). They're there just to show that I am using the right size cable. Now, whether that cable still works, I've begun wondering about. I'll do some more testing on it... how, I dunno. But at least you made me think twice about it.

Edit:
Did I mention how much my Photoshop skills kick ass?