Tech question: how do external speakers work with a laptop?
Tech question: how do external speakers work with a laptop?
Do they plug in the headphone slot or is it an hdmi thingy?
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All of them are possible, USB is also possible, it is like a regular computer. Depends on the speaker, you need to check what it uses to connect
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I think I'm gonna settle on this pair of amazon basics that use a wall outlet and plug into the headphone jack, easy enough pretty much what I'm looking for when I don't want to wear headphones all day.
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I connect mine to an external sound interface and then the speakers are connected via AUX.
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Got it. I found these which connect to via aux to the laptop. Do I need to buy a cable too or are these wired with one?
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They are wired with one but they also require wall power
I would recommend something with usb power for a laptop use case so that you don't have to be near a wall any time you want to use your speakers
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Headphone jack or Bluetooth (if your laptop has BT). USB speakers also exist, but those aren't a good choice.
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Ok, pretty sure I have bluetooth, I've never used a bt device before, how does that work?
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Just fyi, if you're trying to game you might have some horrendous lag through Bluetooth.
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