Windows claims montior has speakers even though it doesn't

Hello,

I have an Asus VZ239HE-W monitor connected through HDMI. According to the ASUS website, this monitor does not have any built-in speakers.

However, Windows claims it does according to the Sound settings and it has even set it as the default speakers with the model name of the monitor shown. I can not hear anything (even though it's enabled in settings) but when clicking on "Test" to let Windows send a sound signal to the monitor, I can see the level bars going up. The monitor does not have an audio jack plug either.

How is this possible?

Hopefully installing monitor driver will resolves the problem.

VZ239HE｜Monitors｜ASUS Global

FreeBooter said:

Hopefully installing monitor driver will resolves the problem.

VZ239HE｜Monitors｜ASUS Global

The driver is only for Windows 7. Mind you, the monitor does not have speakers while Windows claims it does and showing hints of sounds playing over the monitor. Is this perhaps a bug when a HDMI is connected to any monitor?

You can install Windows 7 driver on Windows 10.

FreeBooter said:

You can install Windows 7 driver on Windows 10.

Is that recommended though? The FAQ also states that the driver won't work on Windows 10.

What I'm merely wondering is why Windows is claiming the monitor has speakers even though it doesn't and whether this is a bug when any monitor is connected over HDMI.

That is not a driver, it is a Monitor application/software utility.

The fact that there maybe no audio amplifier or speakers does mean you cannot output to it, just not hear it.

Manufacturers tend to cut costs by using the same internal electronics boards but just not solder in the Audio components for those models with no speakers.

You can do your own research on whether the EDID info from the Monitor contains relevant info.

Helmut said:

That is not a driver, it is a Monitor application/software utility.

The fact that there maybe no audio amplifier or speakers does mean you cannot output to it, just not hear it.

Manufacturers tend to cut costs by using the same internal electronics boards but just not solder in the Audio components for those models with no speakers.

You can do your own research on whether the EDID info from the Monitor contains relevant info.

There's indeed a VZ239H-W model which has speakers and looks exactly the same as my VZ239HE-W model which doens't have speakers.

They might have left the speakers in there but disabled it on hardware level if I'm correct?