Goodsounds wrote: > No doubt my knowledge is incomplete or wrong, but here's what I > understand: > > The current Chromecast Video dongle (a competitor to Roku, Firestick, > etc) is a portal to connect streaming video sources (Netflix, Prime, > Youtube TV, Hulu). Its output is HDMI, to connect to a TV. My legacy > audio equipment doesn't have HDMI inputs. > > The discontinued Chromecast Audio device I referred to has a 3.5mm audio > out socket that can be connected to an amp or powered speakers with > analog RCA cables. > > Bluetooth has limited bandwidth not suitable for mid-level audio > quality. > > Maybe you're suggesting using an HDMI to RCA converter, that could > connect an HDMI signal (from the video Chromecast device) to RCA inputs > in a powered speaker or amp? That's a wrinkle I hadn't thought of. Will > that work satisfactorily? I see such converters on Amazon.
Sorry - no idea about converters. An alternative could be an audio dongle with airplay (and use airplay bridge plugin) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117101 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
