[mythtv-users] analog and HDMI audio output

Fri Apr 10 23:50:10 UTC 2015

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Daryl,
>
> Saturday, April 11, 2015, 1:10:28 AM, you wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Stephen P. Villano <
> > stephen.p.villano at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/10/15 1:03 PM, Alistair Grant wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Hika van den Hoven <
> hikavdh at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> Interesting!
> >> >> I suddenly seem to remember there do exist true bluetooth keyboards.
> I
> >> >> don't know about mice. They are used in combination with tablets, but
> >> >> I guess they are more expensive. Within the bluetooth protocol you
> can
> >> >> connect several peripherals, so if you can find them, you should be
> >> >> able to connect all three trough the one dongle. I also now realize
> >> >> that that was the intention of your question ;)
> >> >> See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth
> >> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Daryl McDonald <
> darylangela at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> What I'm considering is a  keyboard with a built-in trackpad, that is
> >> >> bluetooth, so back to the original question, it sounds like they can
> be
> >> >> configured simultaneously, so what I'd like clarification for is
> >> >> simultaneous use without interference? One would think that the same
> >> >> protocol would allow for such.
> >> >
> >> > The advantage of bluetooth keyboards / mice is that they don't need an
> >> > additional dongle - either built-in bluetooth, or a single bluetooth
> >> > dongle, can be used, and it will handle additional accessories.
> >> >
> >> > The disadvantage (if this still is the case, I haven't played with
> >> > modern BIOSes) is that the BIOS won't recognise the keyboard, so you
> >> > need to be able to boot without a keyboard, and have a spare if you
> >> > want to modify the BIOS settings.
> >> >
> >> > Also, at least for earlier devices, the dedicated RF dongle had a
> >> > slightly better range than bluetooth (once again, I don't have any
> >> > recent data).
> >> >
> >> > HTH,
> >> > Alistair
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> >
> >> My 2007-2008 computer boots with no keyboard or mouse, but comes right
> >> up and works with my bluetooth keyboard/trackpad.
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> > My set up is a tower, standard keyboard and mouse behind the roll top
> front
> > of an entertainment unit. Back in the day you could hide your 25" TV when
> > not watching it. My LG sits atop the unit and the heart of the system can
> > be hidden when company, or grandkids come over. Booting without a
> keyboard
> > becomes moot in this case. Since finding the disharmony between the radio
> > frequency ipazz keyboard/airmouse/IRremote and the bluetooth itek
> speaker,
> > (choppy sound) I'd like to know if anyone has experience with keyboard
> and
> > speaker over one bluetooth dongle? tests today prove myth will play sound
> > through the itek via bluetooth,satisfactorily for this factory ear, but
> > before an Amazon order goes in I'd appreciate some confirmation of
> > potential harmony with these two types of devices and bluetooth.
>
> If you read wikipedia, it has 79 channels, so every device will use
> it's own. It is very possible that any of the channels gets
> interference from other gadgets in the 2.4 GHz band, but knowing Linux
> you very probable can move your gadgets to another of the 79 channels.
> I know that in the beter wifi routers you can select the channel to
> use, based on an interference diagram it gives you.
> So if you experience interference, I'm almost certain it wil be
> solvable.
> Also since audio is one of the early uses of Bleutooth, I assume it's
> well developed to prevent and solve interference.
> Maybe you can already solve your problem by moving the speaker to
> another channel?
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
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>
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Hoi Hika, does it make a difference that none of this is going through my
router or modem? I'm running a combined FE/BE and have inserted dongles
into the towers usb ports for either radio frequency or bluetooth. If I can
get RF and BT to play nice with each other I'm all in.
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