Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
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Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
If so, how? Any help much appreciated!!! I want to use it with my Google Home as well
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Re: Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
so there's multiple ways of going about this. Toslink, SPDIF and USB will get you the best sound, and Bluetooth the worst. check the outputs on your computer - you will probably have an optical or digital connection on the sound card. if not, use the stereo line-out or headphone jack (worst case option).Connections
Analog Audio Input1x 3.5mm stereo mini jack
Digital Audio Input1x Optical (Toslink)
Digital Audio Input1 x RCA (Coaxial/SPDIF)
USB Input1x USB (for .WAV Audio Playback)
Bluetooth® InputBLE 4.0
unfortunately, Google Home, in addition to being a voluntarily-installed wiretap device, is bluetooth/wireless only. you'll have to go into the Google Home app to reroute the sound there.
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Re: Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
Thanks! I think I'll do USB, that'll work great.
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Re: Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
Ditto. There's probably a SPDIF port on the soundcard you can use to link to the soundbar. You'll need a special cable though.
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use optical or digital audio connections if you can - that way you won't use up a USB port needlessly.
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Oh OK, my computer is home grown so I'll check to see if the MB supports those.hitbyambulance wrote:use optical or digital audio connections if you can - that way you won't use up a USB port needlessly.
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Re: Can I make this sound bar work w/my computer & w/out it?
Assuming your MoBo supports it, bear in mind that the S/PDIF (Toslink) digital optical audio cables available from most retail stores tend to be highly overpriced. So I'd suggest buying the cable from Monoprice instead.Lorini wrote:Oh OK, my computer is home grown so I'll check to see if the MB supports those.hitbyambulance wrote:use optical or digital audio connections if you can - that way you won't use up a USB port needlessly.
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