I bought this because of it's 2 way audio.Help desk is telling me I need an external speaker to use 2way. Is that correct?
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Yes-get a cheapy weatherproof speaker at Radio Shack or the like. The camera has a built in microphone, but no speaker. I have not tried it yet so I don't know how loud the speaker may be. The sound through the microphone is very good. You may want to try computer speakers when you first get it just to experiment.
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Yes, you do. And better to have an amplified speaker, as the sound output is on the quiet side.
1285651
I want to clarify this answer. There are 2 speakers. HOWEVER, the USB port and power/volume control are all on one of the two speaker units, so you could use just the main one if you only have room for one speaker.
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Yes, you can use the remote mic connection to attach an external speaker. Personally, I would go with the external mic as it also functions as an intercom.
70584
Only if you hace a two way audio ot cable. But My top is: if you want yo do that is better that you purchase another Type of sound system, more powerfull ir complete.
1168149
It does not come with an external speaker but you can connect it. I have connected it to several different speakers or pairs of speakers with excellent results.Jim
716045
No. This only has an Audio "IN" on the back any kind of external speaker's will have to pick up audio from someplace other than this monitor. Your computer has an Audio output 3.5 or RCA component type you could set external speakers up there and turn the built in monitor speakers all the way down. That will work fine.
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Mono my friend if you have two it might sound like stereo ... unfortunately this setup will only work one speaker at a time ... but it still sounds good . So get yourself one and listen to your favorite selections anywhere and everywhere .
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I believe stinkbug's answer is correct. you must select the external speakers in the sound preferences in your settings.
749542
Yes. Use your audio out jack for external speakers. The sound will be far better than monitor speakers also.
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Yes you can. I use it with my desktop because the monitor I have did not have speakers. You have to use an available USB port and make sure that USB sound device drivers are installed. This speaker can be loud. It was well worth it.
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You may have to switch to external speaker the first time you use it! Click on the little apple (top left corner), Go to *system preferences (may just say preferences depending on what os you have), then go to *sound, then select *external speakers. Hope that helps!
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I recommend getting the external speaker if you have room for it. Also consider the size of the unit, I wish I had gotten a smaller one.
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To my knowledge, no. I couldn't stand the sound, so I just didn't use it. I realize you may not have any external speakers to set up for it, but I would really highly suggest some! Here are some alright speakers that I ended up buying: Cyber Acoustics 30 Watt Powered Speakers with Subwoofer for PC and Gaming Systems in Standard Packaging, (CA-3602a)
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Yes you can. It's identified as 'External Digital Audio In (Optical)' on page 11 of the user manual, and on the back of the unit. It's a square receptacle.
815608
You need a dedicated sound card that supports two outputs. I used the audio 2 Dj from native instruments with my mixtrack and loved using it. It has two 1/2" line outputs that are fed via USB.
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I know nothing about computer speakers, but you can connect to any device that accepts a stereo Y-cable (One end is like a headphone plug and the other end is left and right RCA audio plugs). I use one of these cables to connect to my surround sound amplifier to get virtual surround. Much better results than the onboard sound.
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Hello Dealzguy, This does need an external power amp. For the quality of audio it is entirely worth it! Michael @ Kraft Street Audio