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Question: Will this work to connect Altec Lansing computer speakers to my TV which has RCA audio ports.  Read online these speakers will enhance sound from TV
Document: I bought this cable so I could play TV shows and listen to music through my TV's speakers (my macbook & tv are connected through a DVI cable, so no audio). I was excited to find this cord for so cheap, but I guess that's why it doesn't work so well.It works fine the first time. Let me explain:The first time I plugged in into my computer it worked just fine. Once I unplugged it, sound wasn't coming out of my computer speakers!
This worked great to get sound from my computer while streaming video to my tv. I just plugged it into the headphone jack on my computer and then into the audio (red white ports) on my stereo receiver. All of the sound from the movie playing on my computer and my big screen tv, is now coming from my speakers in the ceiling! The most inexpensive home theater system ever!
I didn't think that there would be a great amount of sound quality for some stereo cables at this price. I am glad to say that I was wrong. Plus this into the audio output ports of whatever you want (MP3 player, computer, etc.) and into your TV and off you go. The sound was really good, and using this to patch through my TV is much more effective than the sound on my laptop when we stream movies and shows from it.
I wanted to hook up a set of speakers to my High-Def TV. I had to use speakers with their own power source since the TV doesn't have enough power on its own. Using the RCA red and white audio out connectors on my TV, and using a gender bender adapter, 3.5mm stereo female to female, I was able to hook up a killer set and now have true theater sound.
SF Cable, 12ft 3.5mm Stereo Male to Two RCA Male Splitter CableI used this to route audio output from an LCD/LED TV in the overhead of my RV to the rear input of the in dash stereo to make up for the poor speakers in the thin LCD TV, kind of a poor man's surround sound. Nice quality piece for the $$$, would certainly buy again.
You don't have to buy an Ipod stand to connect your MP3 player to your speakers. You could play music for a party easily using this product. I personally use it with my VGA to RCA cable to connect my laptop to my TV so I can watch movies through my TV with my TV's nice speakers.
This product is a standard Y cable. I would NOT use it for serious sound systems like for a DJ's setup. It's ideal for connecting a 3.5mm headphone jack (Ipod, mp3 player, cd player or a computer) to a sound system/TV with RCA connections (red and white). It connects fine, it's construction is solid, and it's length (12 ft.) is more than enough for your entertainment needs.
This is a pretty good and useful wire, but it could be better quality. I hooked it up to an amplifier for my old Bose speakers to a TV, and it worked pretty good- except when a loose connection on the red part caused the speakers to go like - EEEEEEEEE - you know, that really annoying sound. But with the slightest movement, the wire would work. So I got an eraser and propped the wire up, and it works like a charm!
The cable had a short. I bought to connect my Kindle fire to stereo speakers. I had to jiggle the stereo end at a 45 degree angle to make the sound come from both speakers. Now, it does not work at all. I will go to Radio Shack or Best Buy and buy something that works.
Any device you have that has a mini jack output can be connected to a home receiver or theater or portable sound system. You might even use it as an input to your computer system from an audio receiver or other RCA jack type output. These are handy and twelve feet is even handier. Don't waste your cash on Monster cable quality for what is most likely MP3 type sound.
Answer: Assuming that your TV has RCA *out* and your Altec Lansing has a 1/8" stereo mini-plug *in*, that should work just fine.    These cables are typically used to go the other direction (1/8" out to RCA in), but there's zero reason for it to not work with the current going the other direction.