Simviation Forum - LCD TV AUDIO OUT, QUESTION

Jan 9^th, 2008 at 6:42am

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Hello All!

Hello there.

I have a LG M228WD 22’’ Wide HD Monitor/TV with Freeview.

From looking at the back, i cant see a 3.5mm Headphone jack which could be used to connect external speakers. The sound on the Monitor works fine, but as predicted is crap quality. All i want to do is connect a set of external speakers to boost the quality. A photo of the connections of this monitor is available here;

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/monitors/0,39030121,49294621,00.htm

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As you can see there digital audio output, thats it.

Its the sound really letting this monitor down.

Just wondered if there was any converter or anything else i could buy to give external speakers a chance to liven the quality!

Regards. & many thanks for any help/support given.

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Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:33am

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If you want sound that will blow you out of the room in terms of clarity and rich “near” surround quality, you want the Bose Companion 3.

http://www.bose.com/controller?event=view_product_page_event&product=companion3_...

The link you posted is broken so I do not know what ports you have to work with. The Bose Companion 3 is designed for a stereo mini jack like you described but you can also use a cable converter to switch it to RCA or other jack output.

The Bose Companion 5 http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=companion5_...; is USB only but is a true 5.1 system and will blow its little brother out of the room.

If it were me and I was looking for the best sound and I was limited to mini jack I would go with the Companion 3.

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Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:42am

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Sorry about that Nick, my apologies.

The link has been corrected, and includes the connections for my monitor. As you can see there is no Headphone socket available. The only socket that i can see related to audio is the AUDIO IN (RGB/DVI).

I had an idea that i could use a SCART ADAPTER (similar one below)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-2-WAY-AUDIO-VIDEO-SCART-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ120207062...

Then using the headphone socket built into this adpater, attach a M/M 3.5mm cable to it, and then attach the other end to a set of speakers.

Its a daft process i know, but its a shame LG havn't decided to include a Headphone port within the TV.

Regards.

James

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Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:50am

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Jimbo wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:42am:

Sorry about that Nick, my apologies.

The link has been corrected, and includes the connections for my monitor. As you can see there is no Headphone socket available. The only socket that i can see related to audio is the AUDIO IN (RGB/DVI).

I had an idea that i could use a SCART ADAPTER (similar one below)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-2-WAY-AUDIO-VIDEO-SCART-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ120207062...

Then using the headphone socket built into this adpater, attach a M/M 3.5mm cable to it, and then attach the other end to a set of speakers.

Its a daft process i know, but its a shame LG havn't decided to include a Headphone port within the TV.

Regards.

James

I see no audio 'out' on that panel on inputs. I would have to go to LG and look up the full specs to see if they included anything for audio out other than headphones

But keep in mind, the headphone jack is all you really need for the Bose. As long as that is a stereo mini jack coming off the TV for the headset, the Bose will work fine. It may be the wrong size mini on the TV for the bose but all you need is a converter to step it up or down in size.

The Bose comes with a "touchpad" on switch and volume control so you would set the level of the audio on the TV and then adjust the Bose. It does not matter want type of output it is, as long as it is a stereo signal those bose speakers will light up the room

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Reply #4 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:57am

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NickN wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:50am:

Jimbo wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:42am:

Sorry about that Nick, my apologies.

The link has been corrected, and includes the connections for my monitor. As you can see there is no Headphone socket available. The only socket that i can see related to audio is the AUDIO IN (RGB/DVI).

I had an idea that i could use a SCART ADAPTER (similar one below)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-2-WAY-AUDIO-VIDEO-SCART-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ120207062...

Then using the headphone socket built into this adpater, attach a M/M 3.5mm cable to it, and then attach the other end to a set of speakers.

Its a daft process i know, but its a shame LG havn't decided to include a Headphone port within the TV.

Regards.

James

I see no audio 'out' on that panel on inputs. I would have to go to LG and look up the full specs to see if they included anything for audio out other than headphones

But keep in mind, the headphone jack is all you really need for the Bose. As long as that is a stereo mini jack coming off the TV for the headset, the Bose will work fine. It may be the wrong size mini on the TV for the bose but all you need is a converter to step it up or down in size.

The Bose comes with a "touchpad" on switch and volume control so you would set the level of the audio on the TV and then adjust the Bose. It does not matter want type of output it is, as long as it is a stereo signal those bose speakers will light up the room

I dont think they have bothered to include an AUDIO Out option, to be quite honest. But i'm going to order this scart adapter, which provides a HEADPHONE socket OUTPUT from the TV. Soon as this is done, i shall order myself some nice speakers. So will the sound coming out via the scart socket, still be decently good quality?

Cheers, Sorry for the Quiz.

James

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Reply #5 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 9:07am

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Jimbo wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:57am:

NickN wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:50am:

Jimbo wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 8:42am:

Sorry about that Nick, my apologies.

The link has been corrected, and includes the connections for my monitor. As you can see there is no Headphone socket available. The only socket that i can see related to audio is the AUDIO IN (RGB/DVI).

I had an idea that i could use a SCART ADAPTER (similar one below)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-2-WAY-AUDIO-VIDEO-SCART-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ120207062...

Then using the headphone socket built into this adpater, attach a M/M 3.5mm cable to it, and then attach the other end to a set of speakers.

Its a daft process i know, but its a shame LG havn't decided to include a Headphone port within the TV.

Regards.

James

I see no audio 'out' on that panel on inputs. I would have to go to LG and look up the full specs to see if they included anything for audio out other than headphones

But keep in mind, the headphone jack is all you really need for the Bose. As long as that is a stereo mini jack coming off the TV for the headset, the Bose will work fine. It may be the wrong size mini on the TV for the bose but all you need is a converter to step it up or down in size.

The Bose comes with a "touchpad" on switch and volume control so you would set the level of the audio on the TV and then adjust the Bose. It does not matter want type of output it is, as long as it is a stereo signal those bose speakers will light up the room

I dont think they have bothered to include an AUDIO Out option, to be quite honest. But i'm going to order this scart adapter, which provides a HEADPHONE socket OUTPUT from the TV. Soon as this is done, i shall order myself some nice speakers. So will the sound coming out via the scart socket, still be decently good quality?

Cheers, Sorry for the Quiz.

James

The SCART is most likely the audio 'out' port. Its the european version of our american output connection(s) but consolidates it to one plug. There are up sides and down sides to a SCART. they are limited in a few ways.

If you are going to try and drive a set of external speakers without an amp, you will not be pleased with the results. Those outputs are designed to go to an amplifier, not just to speakers. And I do not know if the SCART output is volume controled. Some of those are what they call "line-out" which means its one set level that never changes and requires you change the volume from the amp.

As I said, the headphone jack on the TV which is volume controlled by the TV and the remote control (if it has one) will driver the Bose just fine and I bet the plug even matches.

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Reply #6 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 9:15am

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I've ordered the bits & bobs of components.

Again, many thanks for your time & support.

James

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Reply #7 - Jan 9^th, 2008 at 1:03pm

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Jimbo wrote on Jan 9^th, 2008 at 9:15am:

I've ordered the bits & bobs of components.

Again, many thanks for your time & support.

James

If you're hoping to run unamplified speakers off a headphone jack (which provides only enough amplification to drive puny headphone speakers) you will be disappointed...likewise a "line out" which puts out even less voltage... you need an amp between the TV and the speakers.

A cost-effective solution might be to use decent set of 2.1 PC speakers: they can be driven off a line-level output like a headphone jack, but you may have to experiment with the volume of the TV itself as it may be too "hot" for line level at the headphone jack (if that makes sense).
In general, you want your amp near max and adjust the volume at the "head end" (in the TV itself)... if that's possible.

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Reply #8 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 4:01pm

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Rigthy Ho!

I've ordered the SCART ADAPTER which allows audio to be played OUT of the TV. This works fine for DIGITAL & NORMAL TV, but when i try to play sound out of my TV whilst playing a game on my 360, it doesn't seem to keen. It doesn't play any sound at all through the speakers i've attached them to, just through the speakers of the TV. (which i'm ttrying to combat Grrrr!) Angry

My TV is attached to my xbox 360 via a HDMI cable, thats it, just that one cable. Just a bit mythed as to why i cant get external sound via the TV'S Scart connector.

Hmmmm, sounds very confusing i know.

James Huh

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Reply #9 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 12:37am

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I don't get that, either... what port on the TV exactly is this SCART adaptor plugged into? Seems that whatever that port is, only tuner audio is routed to it.

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