stupid question, but this has an AV outlet, right? want to hook up for sound from my computer for movies. will the speakers alone suffice for this ?
179642
It MIGHT be possible to drive these speakers with a PC, but you will need a sound card with some pretty good power to do it. (FYI... I drive these with my Onkyo A/V receiver which has 135 W/channel AND my laptop can lug into the Onkyo.) It is not something I would suggest given that some pretty good speaker systems designed to plug into a PC are already out there.
179643
These speakers are passive, and not powered speakers. You need an amplifier as well as your computer to get sound out of the speakers. If you want to get a pair of powered speakers, then you can just have the computer send a signal to the speakers and they will work. But, you must be able to control the volume level from your computer. Hope this helps.
179644
No such thing as a stupid question,these are not what you need, these are very nice stereo receiver speakers, what you need will cost much less than these. These will not work for just hooking to your computer, not at all.
1755294
No. It has a line output only that needs to feed an external amplifier. You can plug it into powered computer speakers and it will work fine.
2275768
There is a headphone jack and an AV output using 2 standard RCA plugs (red and white). The impedance is not given so I am not sure if there is enough output to drive speakers. It would work with a pair of amplified computer speakers or through a small amplifier of course.
325166
If you want ot use as a computer speaker, as Brian said, Get a 1/8" male to male audio cable and hook one end to the laptop/PC's headphone or audio jack to the AUX of the speaker. Problem solved. Using USB may work, but I'd think of other options first, as the USB port on this device sends voltage out, as well as the USB port on your computer would, thats like pluging an outlet into an outlet....could have disastrous results..... Come "next door" if you have any other questions.
48487
You would have to have a special cord that would connect from the PC to the speaker. We use this application on occasion. The cord we use is a mini plug to a quarter inch. You have to set the PC to mono or you will only get one side of the sound which doesn't seem like a problem but often times music and movies have vocals or instrumentals heavier on one side than the other. I hope this helps! Have a great night!
306138
Pretty sure you can just use an RCA to 1/8" adapter to connect sound coming from a computer. Never tried it but since the E8's have RCA out, this solution seems reasonable.
1307479
There is an AV input jack so you probably could do that. I never have, as the speakers are not that good.
1046949
It has a LAN connection as well as a USB connection. Plus it does AirPlay. However, I'm not sure how you would hook it up to a TV unless you routed it through an AV receiver. It would be loud enough to work as your primary speakers in a small room, but the small separation/distance between the speakers might sound weird with a big screen. The sound is awesome though for music. a If you have a home theatre PC you could hook it up to that...that's probably the best solution if you really want to hook it up to your TV. I would just go with a soundbar though...about the same price and more speakers.
508419
Well, if you can find two bookshelves with as good of speakers as this (in which case it would cost more) and can find some way to run the same amount of power to both of them (since you only have one center speaker outlet) you can do it, but I can just about guarantee it won't sound as good and during movies and such about 80% of the sound comes through center speaker so they are very important.
1809430
My system is also using Bose speakers in combo with my polk speakers with my surround sound reciever. But tying with a computer I don't know what will happen, I think it would be ok, but then again maybe it will explode too. ;)
603634
You can hook this up to your laptop if it had an HDMI display port, AND you intend to use a VGA monitor. I had a micro HDMI port on mine so I had to use a micro HDMI-to-HDMI cable to connect my laptop to the unit. You will need a separate 3 mm male-to-audio cable to connect your laptop headphone jack to your speakers.
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Yes but I suggest using the Audio out to Computer Speakers or A sound sound system. Also Just incase you didn't know if you are using HDMI no worries Video and HDMI are in the same cable so just go from audio out and your set.
551178
There is a port for av hook up so yes u can. These are awesome pair of speakers
1977887
The speaker was intended to handle TV input only. I use a digital optical audio cable and it performs v well. Again, not intended for component use unless your AVR has optical option. The RCA inputs are avail. but will have limited performance.
310736
There is a lot of information missing in your question. If your intention is to take the DVD player's or TV's analog audio output to feed a coaxial (S/PDIF) or optical (Toslink) input on your speakers, then this unit would do the job. If you give me your equipment models I could give you more info. Take care !
543248
Can I hook this up directly to computer speakers (e.g. the kind that have a 3.5mm plug and a built-in amplifier)?
1744240
We purchased this with a regular projector that hooks up to our laptop. We used regular computer speakers and it worked out great!