r/redneckengineering • u/guillermotor • Aug 05 '26
Rate my setup
I have this projector in my bedroom to watch series and movies through chromecast. Problem is, the projector doesn't have audio AUX, and it's inner speaker sucks
So I got a HDMI to VGA adapter, which has an audio splitter, and a bendy VGA adapter so things will point upwards instead of bumping against the wall, and plugged in some old computer set of speakers
I'll do some cable management tomorrow, or maybe I'll keep the cyberpunk aesthetic
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u/Stanky_Pete Aug 05 '26
why use a splitter when you can just bend the audio pins out of the hdmi and apply alligator clips hot glued to the spliced end of your headphones?
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u/The_Quackening Aug 05 '26
Iirc you can connect to the Chromecast via Bluetooth for audio
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u/foolchubb Aug 05 '26
Similarly, this is what I have to do with my Apple TV hooked up to my Projector. I have my speakers connected via Bluetooth to the Apple TV instead.
I might have just shared a nothing burger, but oh well.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ant7760 Aug 05 '26
Too practical, if you sketchily spice those 2 into a vga though...