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On 18/05/16 08:28, Tom wrote: > On 17/05/16 21:36, mr meowski wrote: >> On 17/05/16 20:59, M. J. Everitt wrote: >>> On 17/05/16 20:49, Tom wrote: >>>> Looking for a cheapish >24" HDMI monitor with decent speakers (or >>>> audio output for headphones) but cant seem to find anything where >>>> audio is a consideration! >>>> Or a telly? >>>> Tom te tom te tom >>>> >>> I've got a couple of LG monitors at work with 'audio' but after some >>> confusion, didn't realise that the 'audio' didn't mean speakers, it >>> means if HDMI is connected, the 3.5mm jack on the back can be used for >>> headphones (from the HDMI, duh!). It does work, too!! Think they're 24" >>> LG monitors .. VGA/DVI/HDMI variant eg. >>> http://www.ebuyer.com/704662-lg-24m47vq-24-led-monitor-24m47vq. >> >> I don't think such a thing as a monitor with good audio even exists - a >> cheap soundbar or 2.1 speaker set ,or even a Â5 pair of headphones, will >> always sound much better than the anaemic speakers in a monitor or >> laptop. >> >> As long as you have HDMI out from the PC you can always put a cheap but >> useful HDMI switch between the PC (and other sources) and the monitor. >> I've got one like this: >> >> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portta-Switcher-Toslink-Digital-Splitter/dp/B00DZIXIMQ >> >> >> It only cost about Â20 and has a single 3.5 audio jack instead of the >> TOSLINK to output sound to one of my receiver inputs - I've got 2 PCs, a >> RPi and a PS3 all hanging off mine with no problem, all video goes to >> the same 24" HDMI monitor and all sound is routed out to my main >> speakers. >> >> Not quite what you asked for but very useful and also happens to solve >> your problem in case you end up with a monitor without HDMI passthru or >> a sound output jack. >> >> Cheers >> > Ta for the info - I'm really looking for the cheapest way to set up a > Pi for 'PC' use with decent sound - HDMI->headphones (or telly) seems > the best option. No-one seems to give proper audio info these days and > round here its just not possible to road test monitors... > Tom te tom te tom > You may be interested in this, Tom, which I stumbled across linked from somewhere .. its a 'hat' that has an i2s high quality sound codec on it, for hi-fi or similar audiophile use .. http://www.iqaudio.co.uk/home/8-pi-dac-0712411999650.html . It's out-of-stock currently, but I was considering getting one to adorn a spare pi lying around, and see how it goes! MJE
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