Do I NEED a 3.5mm to A/V cable with ground

[Darts401]

I was wondering if I needed a 3.5mm to A/V cable for my Raspberry Pi 3 Model B to display to my TV I am messing with the config and doing the instructions and nothing displays so I was wondering if it was my cable? If anyone can help I'd appreciate it.

[Darts401]

I'm using Raspian by the way

[Pachyderm]

You shouldn't need to use a 3.5mm A/V cable if you are using HDMI. Here is a link to the raspberry pi forum I used to get my HDMI to transmit audio as well.

 

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5062

 

If your TV does not accept DMT/CEA and you want to use a A/V cable, then yes you must use a grounded 4-pole A/V breakout cable. I had a similar probelm back in the day with my iPod dock when I tried to hook it up to the TV. Ended up buying a grounded cable and everything worked perfectly.

 

[Darts401]

1 minute ago, Pachyderm said:

You shouldn't need to use a 3.5mm A/V cable if you are using HDMI. Here is a link to the raspberry pi forum I used to get my HDMI to transmit audio as well.

 

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5062

 

If your TV does not accept DMT/CEA and you want to use a A/V cable, then yes you must use a grounded 4-pole A/V breakout cable. I had a similar probelm back in the day with my iPod dock when I tried to hook it up to the TV. Ended up buying a grounded cable and everything worked perfectly.

 

Unfortunately I don't have an HDMI cable quite yet, but I should be getting one soon, I was just curious if I needed a grounded cable, I'll be sure to pick one up for backup when I get my HDMI cable. Thanks, I'll check out those forums