I am after some fairly cheap speakers for my spare tv. I bought an LG tv a couple of years ago for my spare room to play my xbox and occassionally a music dvd / film. The only problem is that the built-in speakers are dire so am after some fairly cheap (£40ish) speakers that I can simply plug in.

Can anyone recommend?

Do you posess hi fi? If so , you can use that.
My tv is hooked up to my hi fi and sounds suberb.
My son has done the same; like you he also uses xbox.

You can use the scart on the back of your tv to connect to your hi fi. You'll need a lead from from somewhere like Maplins who will have a scart to phono lead. You can use most inputs on the back of your amp, cd, tuner. Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Or buy some computer type speakers (powered type) and plug into the headphone socket of the TV.

+1 for PC speakers, for £40 you will will get something fairly decent.

yes PC speakers were an option I have considered, but there are so many out there with brand names I have never heard of that im worried im gonna buy some crap, has anyone bought any that they can recommend? (PC speakers not crap!)

not bought them myself, but hear good things about them

http://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/home-and-perso...er-system/

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A mate has a set of creative speakers in his computer room, 5.1 surround and his was about £50

look similar to these
http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/creative-a520...p;istBid=t

I have seen a set of JBL that sounded quite good too, similar to the link

Your best bet is to look at places like PC world/Dixons who often have them on display to so you can see what they sound like

other places like richer sounds often do discount more expensive, so you'll get more bass for your money, albeit last years design Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I've got a pair of 'Altec Lansing' (no, I never heard of them either) speakers from PCWorld plugged into our main tele's headphone socket, 20 watts a piece and it transformed the audio.
I wasn't looking for something fancy, I just ran out of volume on the TV

npinks wrote:

A mate has a set of creative speakers in his computer room, 5.1 surround and his was about £50

That's right, stereo is the best you'll get from the headphone socket of the TV.

all my TV's have a Audio out red and white socket on the back  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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Arcam P80 driving TDL RTL2 SE front mains

Yes, that's over 500w of 7.1 system. Eh? Whassat? Can't hear you



All joking apart, £80 gets you a Philips DVD 5.1 surround system from Richer Sounds. http://www.richersounds.com/product/1-box-...ts3510-blk

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npinks wrote:

all my TV's have a Audio out red and white socket on the back

You're just filthy rich

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Inexpensive tv speakers, cheap speakers, spare tv

and the cheapest way is powered PC speakers out the headphone socket, all you need is in the box.

google a company called richer sounds and take there advice be careful if you are not running through an amp as you need the correct impedance  rainy-city
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I have a set of Altec Lansing 5.1, which you can connect through USB or normal sound cables.

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