Will this work with my Boxee Box (Opical) and Altec Lansing surround sound speakers for PC (RCA)? Boxee Box is connected to LCD screen, via HDMI. I can see the video, but there is no audio and plan on using the PC speaker system for sound. Will this work with my Boxee Box (Opical) and Altec Lansing surround sound speakers for PC (RCA)? Boxee Box is connected to LCD screen, via HDMI. I can see the video, but there is no audio and plan... » Read More Will this work with my Boxee Box (Opical) and Altec Lansing surround sound speakers for PC (RCA)? Boxee Box is connected to LCD screen, via HDMI. I can see the video, but there is no audio and plan on using the PC speaker system for sound. « Show Less
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Yes. You connect the optical cord to the coverter. Then the coaxial (RCA) cable or just the optical cord to the auxiliary on your Altec Lansing system. I use mine to connect my xbox 360 and apple to tv to a 27' samsung monitor with an hdmi cord. The monitor has no sound hook up, that's why I got this product I use it to connect to a Bose sound system. Sounds like you need the same thing.
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15 April 2014 2pmIf your PC's AUDIO OUTPUT is a Fiber optic connector then this will work because its INPUT is fiber 0ptic connector and its OUTPUTS are RCA L and R.
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I hope a more informed person will post to enlighten us, but I believe this bypasses your sound card/built in audio codec. I think that is the same for any USB headset.You would need to plug a headset directly via mini jacks in the sound card to use that. I guess where I am lacking clarity is that I believe there is no special speaker hardware for headsets to do "positional" surround. I think it is all simulated- either in the chip in the USB dongle or in your PCI sound card.
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"If you had 2 outputs (usually they're composite outputs made for RCA jacks) a computer system like this would be useless with your TV."So if I have anything other than a headphone jack, I can't use this for TV speakers? How exactly do I listen to audio from video discs or tapes if I can't use the RCA jacks? Is the same true for HDMI connection of a Blu ray player to a TV?
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Works with any red/white rca audio source or a subwoofer out . If you use an amplifier that has additional rca audio out great. Since the xbone has only hdmi and fiber optic audio as sound out sources, you must rely on your amplifier to have the rca red/white or subwoofer audio out to use buttkicker.I bought a cheap converter on Amason that converts fiber optic audio to rca, and use hdmi for tv, works great!Search for "toslink to rca" on Amason. Depending on Xbone update happening this week 3/10/14 you may have to adjust the audio in settings on the Xbone to stero, only if you hear/feel no sound. Works with any red/white rca audio source or a subwoofer out . If you use an amplifier that has additional rca audio out great. Since the xbone has only hdmi and fiber optic audio as sound out sources, you must rely on your amplifier to have the rca red/white or subwoofer audio out to use buttkicker.I bought a cheap converter on Amason that converts fiber optic audio to rca, and use hdmi for tv, works great!Search for "toslink to rca" on Amason. Depending on Xbone update happening this week 3/10/14 you may have to adjust the audio in settings on the Xbone to stero,... » Read More Works with any red/white rca audio source or a subwoofer out . If you use an amplifier that has additional rca audio out great. Since the xbone has only hdmi and fiber optic audio as sound out sources, you must rely on your amplifier to have the rca red/white or subwoofer audio out to use buttkicker.I bought a cheap converter on Amason that converts fiber optic audio to rca, and use hdmi for tv, works great!Search for "toslink to rca" on Amason. Depending on Xbone update happening this week 3/10/14 you may have to adjust the audio in settings on the Xbone to stero, only if you hear/feel no sound. « Show Less
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I have used this adapter only for video data - to display what was on my computer screen on the projection screen. There was no audio data included in my projection. That said, I would check all the usual suspects - are all the cables secure? - are the speakers connected? - are the speakers on? - is the sound card ok? Is the mini HDMI-HDMI converter ok? After checking that all the mechanical pieces are right, I'd reboot everything and try again. I hope this helps. Best regards, TNF
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No you cannot. This unit allows you to connect a digital INPUT signal (optical or coaxial (orange rca)) to the box and OUTPUT analog audio signal on the red and white rca connectors. It does not output on the optical port.
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I have two Asus Xonar sound cards that send digital signal from my computers to older MSB DACs. The sound is quite wonderful, very musical. I prefer to use the optical out if I can, but coax seems to work very well too. These are both in older computers that are dedicated to audio playback only.
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If the PC speakers have RCA type jacks on them then this cable should work, but most PC speakers already have a cable that will plug directly into your computer. This cable would normally be used to connect the line output of your computer to a stereo amplifier or the output of an audio device such as a mixer or receiver to the line input of your computer.
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yes I got this device for that exact reason you need an optical cable and then just a pair of RCA and you are set. remember to take the caps off the optical cable before putting in the optical input on the boxes. look for digital optical cable on amazon. I got mine for about $5. good luck. works perfectly.
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I sent this back with the same problem and bought this which worked perfectly for me Orei DA21X Premium Optical SPDIF/Coaxial Digital to RCA L/R Analog... but I was hooking up to the optical audio out to it and into a wireless headphone RCA L/R connection and they work perfectly now.
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??? No sound at all??? This cable does not transmit any kind of sound. It only lets your Ensoniq keyboard trigger another MIDI device on your PC or another MIDI keyboard or a MIDI sound module. This unit works with ANY older keyboard with the round midi jacks on the back. Newer units only have a USB interface to connect only to a PC. If you don't understand what I am saying than you need to do some research on the internet and study what MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is all about. Good luck. (Just check if the "In & Out" is connected correctly)
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If you found something that did work, could you please tell me what it was? I'm looking for the same thing. I want to connect a Wii (RCA) to my monitor (VGA) since I don't have a TV. I already have the audio thing worked out, but I need a configuration that works for video. Thank you!!
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If you plug the Chromebox into a TV using the hdmi cable, then the audio will play back through the TV speakers. If you use a PC monitor with speakers built in, and you connect with the hdmi cable, that will work fine too.
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This maybe a driver problem with your computer. I solely use the RCA port as well and I have experienced no problems.. Try checking your sound driver on your computer. If that doesn't work let me know, I would be glad to explore more options with your problem. Just let me know.
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My sound system receiver fried. I would like to hook this directly to my tv or dvd system. Neither of them have speaker jacks. They both have one rca out or multiple s video/audio spots. How does this hook into them? I do not see any outlets other than speaker wire.
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I assume your older system is like mine and only has old school analog red and white audio in cable ports? If so it works just as described. It takes that optical digital signal and converts to analog output. I use it and sound quality is pretty darn good.
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I hadn't yet heard mine, and your question got me curious, so I got mine working (had to go into the monitor's menu and switch the sound input to HDMI first in case anyone else runs into this issue) . They are a nice addition for an office worker who just needs basic sound, but I wouldn't recommend playing music on these, as they don't have the bass, depth or richness of sound needed to enjoy music. I am still using my 10+ year old Altec Lansing computer speakers, and they still sound awesome. I see that you can buy a new set on Amazon with a sub-woofer for about $60 (Altec Lansing VS4621 Octane 7, 2.1 Computer Speaker), and I would definitely recommend a pair like this to compliment this "gorgeous" monitor! I am still SO happy with this monitor, and I hope NEC continues to make it, as I will stick with them for life if so. The picture is awesome, and I LOVE the semi-gloss! Ok....I'll stop about the monitor now, hehe. :-D