Adding speakers to tv with no audio output
 

I'm going to be putting a tv in a room where the viewing area will be
across the room, with a lot of ambient noise. I'd like to hook up my
tv to speakers in the viewing area, but the tv has not audio output,
just a headphone jack. Is there an adaptor that will allow me to
convert from the headphone jack to a speaker connection? These
speakers would not be powered, just in-wall speakers.

After reading some of the posts in this forum, I'm starting to get
concerned about creating a shock hazard or about blowing a component on
the tv? If this will work, what are the specs of the speakers I should
look a getting? If this will not work, will wireless speakers give me
what I want (I don't want the added wrinkle of having to remember to
power on/off the speakers, and there is not an electrical outlet in the
viewing area.) Thanks for any help.

"luch" wrote in message
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I'm going to be putting a tv in a room where the viewing area will be
across the room, with a lot of ambient noise. I'd like to hook up my
tv to speakers in the viewing area, but the tv has not audio output,
just a headphone jack. Is there an adaptor that will allow me to
convert from the headphone jack to a speaker connection? These
speakers would not be powered, just in-wall speakers.

After reading some of the posts in this forum, I'm starting to get
concerned about creating a shock hazard or about blowing a component on
the tv? If this will work, what are the specs of the speakers I should
look a getting? If this will not work, will wireless speakers give me
what I want (I don't want the added wrinkle of having to remember to
power on/off the speakers, and there is not an electrical outlet in the
viewing area.) Thanks for any help.


Adding a headphone jack creates a shock hazard, but you already have one so
you'll have no problems. To connect the speakers you'll need an amplifier of
some sort, doesn't have to be anything fancy. You may need a couple
resistors to match the impedance but that may not be nessesary.

Another possibly neater option is to get a VCR with stereo audio out and use
that as the tuner.

On 30 Mar 2005 22:31:18 -0800, "luch" wrote:

I'm going to be putting a tv in a room where the viewing area will be
across the room, with a lot of ambient noise. I'd like to hook up my
tv to speakers in the viewing area, but the tv has not audio output,
just a headphone jack. Is there an adaptor that will allow me to
convert from the headphone jack to a speaker connection? These
speakers would not be powered, just in-wall speakers.

After reading some of the posts in this forum, I'm starting to get
concerned about creating a shock hazard or about blowing a component on
the tv? If this will work, what are the specs of the speakers I should
look a getting? If this will not work, will wireless speakers give me
what I want (I don't want the added wrinkle of having to remember to
power on/off the speakers, and there is not an electrical outlet in the
viewing area.) Thanks for any help.

Easy way out: buy PC speakers (intended for connection to PC -
soundcard) - they usually have a 3.5mm input jack that can be plugged
into the headphone output (use converter if this output is 6 mm).
Headphone jack should be isolated from hazardous voltages.


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- René

luch wrote:
I'm going to be putting a tv in a room where the viewing area will be
across the room, with a lot of ambient noise. I'd like to hook up my
tv to speakers in the viewing area, but the tv has not audio output,
just a headphone jack. Is there an adaptor that will allow me to
convert from the headphone jack to a speaker connection? These
speakers would not be powered, just in-wall speakers.
(snip)

I would find a small-ish stereo amp, put it next to the tv. connect the
tv headphone out to its tape input (with 3.5mm jack to 2X RCA phono
plug lead). Then wire up two speakers from the amp to the listening
area.

-Ben

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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Adding a headphone jack creates a shock hazard, but you already have one
so
you'll have no problems. To connect the speakers you'll need an amplifier
of
some sort, doesn't have to be anything fancy. You may need a couple
resistors to match the impedance but that may not be nessesary.

Powered computer speakers are an easy way to go.


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