Xbox one to speakers

[andyfed1999]

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a monitor to use for both my Xbox One and my laptop (whenever I want to see things on a bigger screen). The monitor only has an HDMI port and a VGA port. Since the monitor doesn't have its own speakers, when I use my Xbox One the video is fine, but I have no way to hear the audio. The problem is that I can't find an "easy" way to use external speakers for the Xbox One audio. I did find something like an HDMI audio converter, but I was wondering if there was some other solution I could adopt.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Puff3r]

Get a cheap sound bar with Optical audio input. The Xbox One has a S/PDIF output port on the back, this is optical audio.

 

[kyzarvs]

Does the monitor not have a line out or headphone socket (most do even if they have no speakers to cater for audio over HDMI)?

 

[andyfed1999]

Get a cheap sound bar with Optical audio input. The Xbox One has a S/PDIF output port on the back, this is optical audio.

Thanks for your reply, do you think something like this would work? http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-SB3820x-C6-Channel-Sound-Model/dp/B013WTCME2/ref=lp_3237803011_1_4?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1452002805&sr=1-4

 

[andyfed1999]

Does the monitor not have a line out or headphone socket (most do even if they have no speakers to cater for audio over HDMI)?

Nope, it only has an HDMI port, a VGA port and the port for the power.