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I'm posting in this forum as opposed to Inspect Your Gadgets because I feel like this might be a better fit here, but if it isn't, please move it over there if it's a problem. I have a pretty decent surround sound system and keeping it plugged into my laptop via HDMI is getting a little annoying with the whole cord being attached and all coupled with the need to move with my laptop around my apartment. It sucks when I need to move away from the system with my laptop and I'm limited to 10 foot of tense cord. I'm trying to find a way around this. I've see some "wireless HDMI," peripherals like this one http://amzn.com/B009E6R89C but they're really pricey from what I'm seeing. That's pretty much what I need but I'm wondering if there are alternatives or simpler solutions. I don't really care about streaming the video portion, but that would definitely be a plus. I'd ideally like to stream my laptop's audio to my surround sound system wirelessly. I was looking into Chromecast, but I don't think there's a way to output all of my computer's audio to that. What are my options for doing this without shelling out $200 and having something clunky attached to my laptop? I'd be willing to drop $100 or so on it though. Thanks for any and all help! theologian fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Oct 26, 2014 |
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Oct 26, 2014 03:30
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I believe Apple TVs are capable of streaming lossless audio.
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Oct 26, 2014 03:49
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:I believe Apple TVs are capable of streaming lossless audio. Are they capable of simply receiving all of my computer's audio output? From system sounds to whatever I have playing on whatever application? From what I'm reading it sounds like it's pretty heavily reliant on iTunes.
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Oct 26, 2014 03:56
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What's the exact model of the receiver, and does your laptop have Bluetooth? There are about a half dozen ways to go about this, many of them cheaper than a wireless HDMI transceiver. Also, are you willing to do a little DIY effort, like setting up a Raspberry Pi?
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Oct 26, 2014 03:58
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Factory Factory posted:What's the exact model of the receiver, and does your laptop have Bluetooth? There are about a half dozen ways to go about this, many of them cheaper than a wireless HDMI transceiver. Also, are you willing to do a little DIY effort, like setting up a Raspberry Pi? I'm not near my system at the moment so I don't know the exact model. I know it doesn't have bluetooth though. My laptop however, does have bluetooth. And yeah definitely into DIY stuff, Pi's have been something on my radar for a while, just never had any solid ideas for putting one to use to jump on one.
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Oct 26, 2014 04:10
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Well, then, get a Raspberry Pi and make it an Airplay receiver. If that seems like too much effort, then Monoprice will sell you a Bluetooth audio receiver with stereo miniplug out for $20.
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Oct 26, 2014 09:28
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You're looking at some pretty serious quality degradation with anything Bluetooth.
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Oct 26, 2014 17:50
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:You're looking at some pretty serious quality degradation with anything Bluetooth. This isn't true, and hasn't been for years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bluetooth_profiles#Advanced_Audio_Distribution_Profile_.28A2DP.29 You just have to make sure the Bluetooth devices you use support the codec you want to use. Here's how to check what your laptop supports:  If it says A2DP, you're good. Here's a cheap bluetooth receiver that supports A2DP, but doesn't list any codecs: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=108&cp_id=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2#specifications Here's one that specifically says it supports APT-X (one of the highest quality codecs bluetooth can support): http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YBA-11...+audio+receiver Edit: The Yamaha requires a coax audio input on your receiver. You probably have this, but you should check (It's probably orange and near the TOSLINK inputs, if any).  Also, you need a way to power a USB port. Your receiver or TV probably has this. If not, you can use a USB A wall plug adapter. http://www.amazon.com/Powergen-2-4-...SB+wall+adapter Double Edit: If you go with the Yamaha, make sure your laptop's bluetooth supports APT-X. If it doesn't, get this, too: http://www.amazon.com/Azio-Micro-Bluetooth-Adapter-BTD-V401/dp/B00JAZGSXY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414374089&sr=8-1&keywords=BTD-V401 KillHour fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Oct 27, 2014 |
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Oct 27, 2014 02:29
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http://westmarch.sjsoft.com/2014/04/streaming-audio-linux-to-raspbmc/ I use this setup to stream any specific program to my Raspberry Pi but this is under Linux. I'm sure you can do something under DLNA/UPnP with Windows. It has something like a 10 second delay between initiating a change in the stream before it's heard on the stereo. YouTuber fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Oct 27, 2014 |
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Oct 27, 2014 03:01
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Even though A2DP is an improvement, it remains a waste of a nice stereo system to be feeding it compressed audio over bluetooth.
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Oct 27, 2014 16:23
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A2DP supports the most common audio codecs (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AAC), which is more than likely what your music is stored as in the first place (Unless you're one of those FLAC/ALAC wierdos. Don't be a FLAC/ALAC wierdo). If you need higher quality than that, I specifically posted devices that support aptX. Stop spreading misinformation based on what Bluetooth used to be like 5 years ago.
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Oct 27, 2014 18:52
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YouTuber posted:http://westmarch.sjsoft.com/2014/04/streaming-audio-linux-to-raspbmc/ I'm picturing something like this: Laptop -> WiFi/BluTooth -> Raspberri Pi -> Receiver via HDMI/Optical. Is that what these setups accomplish?
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Oct 28, 2014 02:37
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Yes, it is, except the RPi doesn't have optical audio by itself. So it's HDMI off the Pi, and if you need TOSLINK or whatnot you need a compatible USB audio device or a splitter that will peel the audio off of HDMI.
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I got BluTooth streaming working on a raspberry pi using this tutorial. However, the audio's delayed about a second, making it unusable for videos. Is there a better solution? Is this inherent to BT? What about WIFI?
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