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What is the audio output connector on a DVD drive for?

April 26, 2017audio connector drive DVD output

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What is the audio output connector on a DVD drive for?

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DVD-ROM drives and DVD recordable drives have an RCA connector or a 4-pin flat (Molex) connector to send analog audio to the audio card in the PC. This is just like the connector on a CD drive, and in fact it’s only for playing audio CDs. The audio from DVDs comes through the computer, not out of the drive. Playing audio from a CD used to require the analog audio output, but most PCs can now play digital audio directly from the CD so the analog connector is not needed.