Could the Panasonic 5.1 3D Home Theater System Blu-ray Disc Player be used as speakers on a windows
Could a
Panasonic - 5.1 3D Home Theater System - 600 W RMS - Blu-ray Disc Player be used as only speakers on a windows 8.1 desktop? And if so would it use bluetooth?
Hello coltyn-
Based on the product description, it certainly looks like it may be able to be used as the speakers for your desktop set up. Most likely you will need to buy some additional materials. Unfortunately, I’m not an expert on this, so I would either recommend waiting to see if one of our community members comments on this or you can check with the experts at your local Best Buy store.
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So I recently purchased
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Panasonic - 50" Class / 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV
and I already have a Att u-verse Box at my house
now I have the home theatre system and the ATT uverse connected to the TV with their own HDMI cables. The Att is connected to the 1st HDMI port and the home theatre is connected to the 2nd HDMI port.
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but now I'm confused because I tried plugging it in from the uverse box to the TV and that didn't work, then i tried connecting it from the uverse box to the theatre system and that didn't work,
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