[Nfbktad] Playing TV Audio through PC Bose Sound System

[Kevin Pearl]

Hi Terri,
I'm sorry for the late reply. 

I wonder if you would have better luck bypassing the PC all together?  Going directly from the TV to the Bose directly. 

Without knowing more about all the connections,I can't really tell you how to proceed. Even if I did know, I'm not expert. But it seems the simpler, the better. 

Is USB the only input method on the Bose?  

All the best, 
Kevin

Kevin

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On Aug 31, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Terrie Terlau via Nfbktad <nfbktad at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi everyone,
I am very much knowledgeless about anything related to home theater syhstems. I want to check out something that I was told by a Best Buy salesperson before I go out and buy things that won't work. I have a Bose sound system for my Windows 8 pc. I was told that, if I have a TV with an HDMI poart, I canb connect it to the PC with a HDMI to PC cable. I was told that then I can play the TV through the PC which is set to play through the Bose sound system. I was told that I would not need specific software  on the PC to do this.
Because I found the above very hard to believe -- things usually aren't that simple -- I tried Google searches and also looked up HDMI to PC cables on Amazon. Everything I read talks about playing movies on the computer through a HD Tv and getting great video on a larger screen. Nothing talks about going the other way: playing audio from a TV through a computer sound system. So I am hoping that one of you can shed some light on this for me. Do you know of a way to get a TV to play through a PC Bose sound system? The Bose connects via USB, not with O connectors or 3.5 mm jacks.
 
I have had terrible luck with my PC TV Tuner card -- I install the card and the software, and it works for one or two TV watching sessions, and then it totally doesn't work. I uninstall, reinstall, and again it works for one or two TV watching sessions, and then it does not work. So I have given up on the idea of TV cards and am looking to buy a TV that I can hopefully make play through my good sound system.
 
Thanks for any thoughts anyone can offer.
Best,
Terrie TErlau
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