Installation Box - projector - sound

arkhan01 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
arkhan01 Posted messages 3 Status Member -
Hello everyone!

First post on this forum, I hope to find my answers here.

1. I have an SFR Numericable Box with an HDMI output
2. I also have an Xbox 360 with an HDMI output
3. I have connected a NAS to this box containing ripped DVDs
4. Finally, I have a Chromecast (also HDMI) to stream the content from my NAS via the Plex app

I want to connect all these devices to a projector (ideally with 2 HDMI inputs so I don't have to plug/unplug the sources every time)

The question then arises about sound:
A. Should I connect speakers directly to the projector (which means sound comes from the sources to the projector and then out through the speakers)
B. Or should these speakers be connected directly to the sources, and if so, how?
C. Finally, do you know a way to send sound via Bluetooth (or Wi-Fi) to wireless speakers?

Thank you!
Emmanuel

1 answer

TheBledard Posted messages 5234 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   1 476
 
Hello,

Yes, it is possible to connect everything to a video projector, as long as it has multiple HDMI inputs.

You will need to connect the speakers directly to the video projector; otherwise, I don't see how you will connect the speakers to all the devices or even disconnect/reconnect them each time for different sources.

It's the same on my television, the HDMI carries the sound to the TV, but the speakers are directly connected to the TV, so the sound comes out of the speakers regardless of the device being watched (decoder, recorder/DVD player, cable box, Android box, console).

Regarding Bluetooth speakers, it works as long as the source is Bluetooth-compatible and has the necessary audio profile. Personally, I have never tried it.

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TheBledard
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Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 199
 
It can work with a Bluetooth transmitter connected to the projector via RCA audio outputs, for example:
http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Peripheriques-Reseaux-wifi/Enceinte-Multimedia/Enceinte-PC/LOGITECH/4923190-Logitech-Bluetooth-Audio-Adapter-980-000912.htm#moid:MO-9807AM32903742
but we lose the digital sound via HDMI, we will have stereo analog => loss of quality but fewer cables too...
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arkhan01 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Great, thank you for your answers!
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Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 199
 
But you're welcome, and know that the contributors and moderators of this forum are (almost) all geniuses...;-)
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arkhan01 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
That's what I was told, and by the way, Einstein was one of the first to sign up, which says a lot.
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