New machine, old speakers

[LouB]

If the computer is not used so much, my advice would be to get a pair of
ear phones or better still headphones with a microphone built in which
can also be used for talking on Skype etc. Sound quality is pretty good
especially considering the layout!

I will pass the thoughts along, thanks

 

[Allen]

On 1/7/2011 4:37 AM, choro wrote:

Incidentally, Wikipedia as asking for donations and I think we owe it to
ourselves to give small donations to such an excellent non-profit making
foundation unless we want it ending up full of intrusive ads. I have
made my small contribution and think they fully deserve it.

That might explain why the Wikipedia founder was on The Daily Show
earlier this week. I had to quit watching before he said much (time
conflict) but Wiki is indeed worthy of our support. In its early days
the info on it was, to say the least, suspect, but they have cleaned it
up and kept it clean the pat few years.
Allen

 

[bettablue]

"LouB" wrote in message
Friend got a new, low end win7 desktop.
Using her old Samsung monitor which works fine.
Pair of dinky speakers are not doing well. Are there new drivers for
cheap speakers? Win7 64bit.

TIA

All of the advice here is good, but there is something else you might want
to think about.

Since there are no drivers for speakers and all of those cheap speakers that
come bundled with new computers are crap, I went to Wal Mart and got a set
of computer speakers. The set came with a sub woofer and 2 desktop
speakers. They run less than $50.00 for the set. It is a true 2.1 sound
system. The sub is plugged into the audio jack and into the power outlet
and the 2 desktop speakers plug into the sub. There is also a volume
control that sits on the desktop too and a control on the side of the sub to
balance it's output to the main desktop speakers. The system really sounds
good for something that is only 25 to 50 watts or so. No, they are not your
Polk Audio or Bose, and they aren't what I would get a true audiophile, but
for the money, they do work pretty well. I was actually surprised at the
sound quality. The set I have is made by Genius. There are other makes
that do the same thing with prices that run up to about $100.00.

 

[LouB]

"LouB" wrote in message
Friend got a new, low end win7 desktop.
Using her old Samsung monitor which works fine.
Pair of dinky speakers are not doing well. Are there new drivers for
cheap speakers? Win7 64bit.

TIA

All of the advice here is good, but there is something else you might want
to think about.

Since there are no drivers for speakers and all of those cheap speakers that
come bundled with new computers are crap, I went to Wal Mart and got a set
of computer speakers. The set came with a sub woofer and 2 desktop
speakers. They run less than $50.00 for the set. It is a true 2.1 sound
system. The sub is plugged into the audio jack and into the power outlet
and the 2 desktop speakers plug into the sub. There is also a volume
control that sits on the desktop too and a control on the side of the sub to
balance it's output to the main desktop speakers. The system really sounds
good for something that is only 25 to 50 watts or so. No, they are not your
Polk Audio or Bose, and they aren't what I would get a true audiophile, but
for the money, they do work pretty well. I was actually surprised at the
sound quality. The set I have is made by Genius. There are other makes
that do the same thing with prices that run up to about $100.00.

Thank You for all that info.

The lady is not on her computer that much so she probably will not spend
the money - remember the machine only cost $300 (no monitor).

Speakers are now "working" - sound cruddy, but at least she can hear
"You've got mail" <bg>

Lou