W7 Audio through Bluetooth
I have my bluetooth headphones paired with the pc using a usb bluetooth dongle.
But I cannot see anywhere to set it as the source for audio, nothing shows under playback devices and from what I have read it seems MS's drivers do not support it.
It's a cheap generic dongle
Any clues how to get this to work
But I cannot see anywhere to set it as the source for audio, nothing shows under playback devices and from what I have read it seems MS's drivers do not support it.
It's a cheap generic dongle
Any clues how to get this to work
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Thats similar, but I cannot get it to show as an audio device i.e. play audio thru bluetooth
When you right-click on the speaker icon in the system tray and select "Playback devices", does the BT show up in the Playback tab? Mine looks like this:
But when it is not the active playback device (green check-mark), you have to select it and click the Set Default button.
But when it is not the active playback device (green check-mark), you have to select it and click the Set Default button.
ASKER
Nope
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Well I've now got it showing in the Sound dialog but disconnected and won't connect.
Why is this so hard, on my phone and tablet I just click connect and it's done!
Why is this so hard, on my phone and tablet I just click connect and it's done!
What happens when you click on it in the Sound dialog and then click the Set Default button and then the OK button?
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I had sound but it was all garbled for, so I stopped the video and now nothing again
The headphones are running on COM3
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Sound back, but it's way behind the video and slowly gets slower.
The headphones are running on COM3
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Sound back, but it's way behind the video and slowly gets slower.
That's a different issue — performance. But you now have the headset paired, connected, and working as the audio playback device — great progress!
BT performance is a horse of a different color and likely depends on many factors, but it's not an area of expertise for me. I often get lag times that vary from mildly irritating to ruins-the-video maddening. For the most part I'm happy with the Kinivo headset (BTH220) and Kinivo dongle (BTD-400), but I don't know enough about BT technology to help you with the lag time problem. Regards, Joe
BT performance is a horse of a different color and likely depends on many factors, but it's not an area of expertise for me. I often get lag times that vary from mildly irritating to ruins-the-video maddening. For the most part I'm happy with the Kinivo headset (BTH220) and Kinivo dongle (BTD-400), but I don't know enough about BT technology to help you with the lag time problem. Regards, Joe
I also have a Bluetooth dongle (but it is not a cheap generic — it is a cheap Kinivo brand). Works fine on W7/64-bit with the MS driver. What shows under Bluetooth Radios in your Device Manager? Mine looks like this:
Regards, Joe