Brand New ACER H233h Monitor

The Acer H233H does not have a microphone built into the monitor. Thus you do not have to put tape over the microphone. It does have integrated down-ward firing speakers; the speaker jack is next to the power cord on the back of the monitor. Make sure to connect the included audio cord to the Lime Green audio (speaker) out jack on your computer. All of the jacks on the monitor point down.

If this monitor had a microphone and the blue 3.5 mm audio port, you could keep the microphone disabled simply by not connecting the cable between the monitor and the computer's microphone port.

Acer has the documentation for the H233H monitor in their support section. The direct link to the manual is http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Document/User%20Manual/User%20Manual_Acer_1.0_A_A.zip?acerid=633765057605336286&Step1=MONITOR&Step2=H%20SERIES&Step3=H233H&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_6 . This file has the manual in a PDF inside of a compressed folder. You'll need to open the folder to read the manual.

I hope this helps. Web cameras often have microphones. Some laptops often have an integrated web camera; thus they have a microphone mounted on the bezel of the laptop. Blocking that microphone with tape might be useful. I'd block the camera too. For USB connected web cameras, simply unplug the data cable from the computer when you aren't using the camera to disable the microphone.

Cindy Wells

Check the cable of your better speakers or used another hdmi cable

The monitor does not have sound passthru feature so the speakers would not be able to work that way. You can connect the speakers to the Roku box in the audio out jacks. You will need to get a cable from radio shack to make the connection.

There are a varity of HDMI cables, ensure that your version is supported also using the input touch "button" to change the input through VGA, DVI and HDMI.

damnor01

So, your "new" monitor is the only monitor with the problem ?

Exercise the WARRANTY for the Acer monitor, and get it replaced/repaired, at no cost to you.

Try installing the Acer Monitor software and disabling the the desktop sound card under 'My Computer'. 'Properties','Hardware Devices'.

Let me know if you need help doing this, or need more help.

you should be able to get sound when connected trough any of the three port. best port to use is hdmi or dvi connection. adjust your volume on your computer and make sure your audio drivers are updated.

Dude, the hdmi is just for the video signal, you'll have to use a separate audio cable to get sound from the integrated speakers.

What method are you using to connect to the monitor?

If you are using the HDMI -> DVI adapter it does not support sound. HDMI does, but DVI does not.

If that's the way you are set up then all you need to do is use the HDMI -> DVI adapter for your video and use the regular RCA connections for audio.

You can set the video and audio settings in the PS3 with the "Display Settings" and "Sounds Settings"

That way you just use the red and white RCA ends to connect to a speaker system, the yellow won't be in use at all.

The speakers are not supposed to plug into the monitor, they will plug into the speaker jack on the back of your computer (usually a green plug or it will have a picture of a speaker next to it)
Hope this helps
Good Luck!