# bluetooth - for pc audio, not phone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772 "2008-11-14T21:25:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772/1 "2008-11-14T21:25:12Z")

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I managed to screw up my laptop headphone jack - now it only transmits part of the sound (music, video) depending how I wiggle the plug-in bit in the connector (the headphones themselves work fine, it’s definitely the computer part) - and I’d rather not have to send it in for repairs.

My laptop is, I believe, bluetooth compatible, and I don’t really know what that means. Can I listen to audio wirelessly through it and bypass my headphone connector problems? What do I need to purchase to do so? I have no interest in the cellphone application.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772/2 "2008-11-14T21:53:12Z")

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Well, you’d have to buy a bluetooth stereo headset, and they’re pricey. Plus they drain batteries pretty fast.

Why can’t you just buy a new sound card?

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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772/3 "2008-11-15T03:22:47Z")

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I don’t think a new sound card would work, would it? The problem is with where the headphones plug in to the laptop.

I don’t know what exactly to look for, but a quick Amazon search turned up a headset less than $25. And I run the laptop off of AC power. Or do you mean batteries in the headset itself?

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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-for-pc-audio-not-phone/472772/4 "2008-11-18T21:23:24Z")

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I get a bump or two, right?

Any additional advice, please?