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I'm trying to get audio from my consoles to my speakers. I was wondering if audio can transfer through a monitor with no sound options(no 3.5 port just hdmi and vga).
Set up is like this:
Console {HDMI} Monitor {HDMI} PC {3.5} Speakers
Trying to keep it all one connection and avoid extra sound...
Can I put a bluetooth transmitter on my mixing console, to send a signal wirelessly to the speakers, that have a bluetooth receiver on them, to receive the signal?
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Magnavox console stereo
Powers-up and functional radio and controls speakers
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My setup is like this:
PS4/Xbox/PC connects to TV by HDMI. The TV takes the consoles' sound to the Logitech Z906 by optical audio while the PC can go direct by 6 channel or optical audio.
Should I set the consoles and consequently the TV to bitstream (and if so, should it be DTS or Dolby?) or...
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Hey everyone!
Before I go on with my problem, here is my current setup:
Carvin FX-1644 Mixing Console (16 Channels)
DOD Graphic Equalizer
Custom Built PC
Shock mounted Sennheiser E835 Dynamic Mic
And here is how it is all plugged into eachother:
FX-1644 Mono Output (XLR) into motherboard...
When I plug an hdmi cable into two or more video game consoles, the sound doesnt work. It only works if it's only got one plugged in. I have a multi-hdmi cable which allows for Nintendo, Xbox 360 and PS3 systems to hook up simultaneously. Unfortunately, to reitterate, the sound doesnt work if...
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So, I have been working with javascript. I was looking up how to read a txt file line by line using javascript and came across this answer. Can anyone explain how this works line by line?
Without jQuery:
document.getElementById('file').onchange = function(){
var file =...
I have the Acer GN246HL monitor that I use for my gaming PC.
I have an Xbox 360 next to me that I would like to use, but I cannot seem to get the audio working (monitor does not have speakers). What can I do to hear the xbox games? Are there speakers that I can buy, or am I just missing...
Hello,
first of all, I'm sorry if this is the wrong section of the forum for a thread like this, I hope moderators don't mind
I never owned a console, or play one, I have zero information about them, I was wondering I must connect my playstation 4 (if ı buy one) to a huge home TV screen to...
Hi everyone,
So I hooked up my Wii U console with my Toshiba HDTV via HDMI. Is it possible to send the audio of the console separately to my external speakers or am I forced to use the speakers of the TV?
Thank you in advance
I have Programming in Basic in High School and was tasked with a project in which I was to make a program that says hello to the teacher as well as give a paragraph describing why programming is valuable in today's time.
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so after...
Not a huge gamer more into soccer biking anything with an engine that needs to be fixed, I have a hp 2000 2d24DX and as you probably know that can't run gta5. Used to actually still use just regular consoles but started to think about buying a gaming laptop. My budget is a top of $1000...
I am trying to automate a process that spans several servers and am using batch files and PSEXEC to accomplish that. I have it all working but am running into one issue. I am running a command remotely that requires a Y to confirm the action. There is no quiet mode, /y flag, or any other...
I want more control over how text is displayed on the console.
Google search recommends using the <windows.h> header in MS Windows platform, and avoiding system() calls.
But MSDN help is brutal. I have no idea what they're talking about!
Here's an example:
What does this even mean? What is...
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