How can I get better sound with my cheap projector?

Question

I just got a cheapy projector to watch movies on my wall -- the picture is great, but the sound is barely audible over the projector's fan, even when turned up all the way. Is there a way I can hook up seperate speakers, specifically with it's own volume control? The DVD player and projector connects with a regular red/white/yellow 3 prong cord.

Answer 1

do you have a shelf stereo of some kind? a lot of them have inputs in the back, just hook the white/red into the back, and there should be a 'aux' or 'game' button on the front

Answer 2

yes, only plug in the yellow into the projector and the red and white to a receiver and then connect your receiver to your speakers

Answer 3

You need an amplifer / receiver and speakers.  Take the audio output from the DVD player (red/white RCA to the DVD or AUX input on an amp / receiver / home theatre system using a suitable cable). Almost any audio system will give you better sound than the internal speakers.

You could also use computer speakers (they have a built in amplifier). They usually have a stereo mini plug, but adapters to connect to the RCA output on the DVD player are readily available.

You can continue to connect the video output to the projector as you are doing (The yellow RCA is called composite). Or, for a better picture, if the DVD player has red/blue/green RCA outputs (Component) get a component cable (1st link) and connect that way (or if the projector has no component input jacks you can probably use a component to VGA adapter cable (See 2nd link)).