Re: Alternatives for Speakers

How about this
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-det...roductid=36380

or any number of USB speakers
http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?...5d&wf=Commerce
Watch it, some of those are USB powered and still use an audio jack.

If you want to spends a bit more, HP makes some nice docks, such as
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/c...mf!-1354288055

You need to check for compatibility with these.

"PT" <> wrote in message
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> I hope this isn’t too off-topic.
>
> My computer is an HP laptop. Its audio output and input uses three
> jacks on the front edge of the device.
>
> I want to connect a pair of speakers to play a variety of music I've
> ripped and which are playable either WMP or WMC which are on the same
> computer.
>
> The problem is one of space and/or aesthetics.
>
> I can connect a pair of speakers to the audio output jacks on the
> laptop. But that puts a mess of wires right in front of my work area.
>
> So what I'm hoping to find is an alternate way of driving a set of
> speakers. For example, does anyone make a dongle which would plug
> into one of the USB ports on the side of the computer, and which could
> then drive a pair of external speakers – hopefully wirelessly, but if
> that’s not possible, using wiring from the dongle.
>
> The computer is also Bluetooth capable, but I'm not sure of the
> quality of Bluetooth for music transmission.
>
> As for speakers, I'm not at all fussy. I just want something better
> than the internal laptop speaker.
>
> Suggestions welcome

It really means that no separate driver install is required, they just use
standard USB device drivers built into Windows.

Most of the basic Dell desktops that I have acquired for work in the last
few years have all had USB speakers. Uusually two ports required though, one
for power, one for signal.
--
James Wolf [MS-MVP]
Orlando, FL

"Steve Thackery" <> wrote in message
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> "Sven" <> wrote in message
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>>
>> How about this
>> http://www.cyberguys.com/product-det...roductid=36380
>
> That's fascinating. How on earth can it work with no drivers?
>
> SteveT