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dougshell

Suggestions for Decent speakers for both HT and Stepmania

PC is in the living room and connected to my TV that the family uses for HT/Web Browsing purposes. My wife is tired of my excuses and wants the DDR pads set back up, however, doing things over HDMI was always a bit of a chore. Are there any good sound bars that have both HDMI and 3.5mm audio jack support?
I would be okay with having things connected by HDMI for the Nvidia Shield and PC but switch so 3.5 speaker audio for rhythm games. Ideally, I would like to have DDR, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, DJ Hero, and possibly a drum-style game.

Any advice would be helpful.

Posted Apr 1, 2023, 11:58 PM UTC

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rekoty•

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-alto-6-2-1-channel-home-theater-sound-bar-with-wireless-subwoofer-and-bluetooth-ts6110-31-5-inch-black/6427534.p?skuId=6427534

I'm using this with an HDMI extractor

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kmidst•

Having multiple sources that you want to switch between on the same TV is usually a good opportunity to run an AVR. That could power whatever speaker setup that you want to do. It's going to cost a good amount more than a soundbar, but will be a better experience.

BTW if you already have your PC wired to your TV via HDMI, that carries an audio signal and you don't need to run any extra cables to get the audio.

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dougshellOP•

The HDMI stack has a lot of delay in audio. My offset over HDMI was 35+Ms but with 3.5mm is was closer to 10

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kmidst•

I'll have to check that out. I've played several rhythm games and not felt much input lag. Are you using a TV with low latency?

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