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Adding surround sound speakers to a laptop

  • 29-03-2020 08:29PM
    #1
    seandurcan1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi

    Have been given a set of Panasonic SB-HW480 surround sound speakers. Have a laptop with no speakers worth speaking of. I was hoping to set the speakers up on the laptop.
    Anyone know of a good, inexpensive way of doing this?

    Cheers and thanks...


Comments

  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    seandurcan1966 wrote: »
    Hi

    Have been given a set of Panasonic SB-HW480 surround sound speakers. Have a laptop with no speakers worth speaking of. I was hoping to set the speakers up on the laptop.
    Anyone know of a good, inexpensive way of doing this?

    Cheers and thanks...

    I presume there is no hdmi input on the speakers? If not you'd likely have to go through a receiver which would take hdmi from the laptop and then have the relevant connectors for the speakers. Probably not worth it.


  • #3
    seandurcan1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭seandurcan1966


    mordeith wrote: »
    I presume there is no hdmi input on the speakers? If not you'd likely have to go through a receiver which would take hdmi from the laptop and then have the relevant connectors for the speakers. Probably not worth it.

    You are correct and right. The speakers have the connection type suitable for the system. I was wondering / hoping to hook up to a cheap receiver of sorts to connect to the laptop.

    Cheers for your advice.


  • #4
    seandurcan1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭seandurcan1966


    mordeith wrote: »
    I presume there is no hdmi input on the speakers? If not you'd likely have to go through a receiver which would take hdmi from the laptop and then have the relevant connectors for the speakers. Probably not worth it.

    You are correct and right. The speakers have the connection type suitable for the system. I was wondering / hoping to hook up to a cheap receiver of sorts to connect to the laptop.

    Cheers for your advice.


  • #5
    Homelander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,955 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Just the speakers? Absolutely not worth it, they're not even really worth anything to begin with.

    You would genuinely be much better off just buying a decent pair of €30-50 2.0 speakers new.


  • #6
    seandurcan1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭seandurcan1966


    Thanks everyone for your input. Obviously, I’ve given up on the idea.



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    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,354 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    4½ years later 😂

    Not your ornery onager



  • #8
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,423 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122632081#Comment_122632081

    Sometimes it takes time to sink-in…

    history of boards 2021




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