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HomePod HomePod Mini pair as speakers for a Windows PC?
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What I do is use the latest Apple TV 4K and use it as an ARC mode, connect my computer to the TV that's mounted on the wall above my PC, then turn the TV on to output the PC sound onto my HomePod's. Because of that, there is no delay.
I am using it right now and once you already paired it through the Home app, it looks like the stereo is working fine. I've just tested it on YouTube.
If you watch a YouTube video with people speaking, are their mouths perfectly synchronized with your HomePod Mini pair?
My understanding is that the synchronization is off when using a Mac OS computer.
First of all, mine is HomePod OG, not mini.
Secondly, on Mac OS watching YouTube on Safari, no lip-sync issue at all. It only occurred when I was playing World of Warcraft. But my usage/test was limited (only YouTube on Safari). But this is talking about using it in Mac OS using Apple's AirPlay 2.
If you are talking about using it with TuneBlade, I actually haven't tested TuneBlade on Mac OS at all. On Windows, I would say I saw 0.0001 sec lag but it's not noticeable at all. I would say it's not like 3.5mm audio input but you can see the video just fine.
yes the eARC feature hugely boost the value of Apple TV lol
its finally a dream came true when I can use the HomePod setup for all the audio output
TuneBlade no longer works just FYI....Now there is no way we can use HomePods on Windows as a PC speaker 
It seems to work for me, what's the problem you're seeing?TuneBlade no longer works just FYI....Now there is no way we can use HomePods on Windows as a PC speaker
Did you not update the homepod firmware? It stopped working from a long time ago
I think the firmware automatically updates. And I also am talking about using it as a PC speaker.I'm talking about treating the Homepod as a PC speaker as well.
I was investigating purchasing a Homepod or two as a possible smart speaker option (As it transpires, it's not feasible for me because in testing, the latency was unreasonable for the types of media I consume).
Outside of the latency issue, it works perfectly.
Client: Windows 11 PC (22H2 22621.1192) running TuneBlade 1.8.0.0
Speaker: Homepod Mini (16.2)
I was investigating purchasing a Homepod or two as a possible smart speaker option (As it transpires, it's not feasible for me because in testing, the latency was unreasonable for the types of media I consume).
Outside of the latency issue, it works perfectly.
Client: Windows 11 PC (22H2 22621.1192) running TuneBlade 1.8.0.0
Speaker: Homepod Mini (16.2)