Kinivo BTD-400 USB Bluetooth Adapter: Connect Your PC to Wireless Devices

Drac Noc: Linux users - easy with Pulse Audio, but may fail if you're using PipeWire (not the fault of the seller).

The range isn't huge but it picked up everything and if you're using PipeWire instead of PulseAudio, then remove pulseaudio-module-bluetooth and install libspa-0.2-bluetooth to replace it - reboot and enjoy!

United Kingdom on Dec 04, 2023

ross mcfarlane: why didn't i think of getting one of these ages ago its awesome and it connects up to 10 Bluetooth devices and my ps4 controllers, i do recommend

United Kingdom on Nov 03, 2023

Nick C.: This worked right out of the box with Linux Mint 21.2, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. No installation required, nothing to download, it ran immediately from the toolbar and paired with my earbuds. Bargain for under a tenner!

United Kingdom on Oct 31, 2023

oliver owen: I can't get it to support Dolphin which I bought it for - it works as standard, but as advised by the wiki it should support bluetooth passthrough given that you replace the drivers manually and force the bluetooth module that Dolphin's configuration file uses.

United Kingdom on Sep 15, 2023

Peter Estok: Works also in Linux (mostly) but the logs show errors and here and there loses connectivity. I switched back to a StarTech BT 5 dongle - perfect, no errors.

Canada on Aug 25, 2023

Felwin: I have an old ASUS laptop Which is the computer I use most, simply because I do most of my computing sitting on my couch (no I don't weigh 500 lbs, and I do actually leave the house and have an active social life heehe). Anyway, the speakers on the laptop work but have a maximum volume and sound quality consistent with being tiny built-in speakers. I had been using speakers connected with a mini stereo plug, but through normal use the stereo connection on the laptop got damaged and would no longer drive a speaker. The laptop did not have Bluetooth, so I read many reviews of add on Bluetooth adapters. The BTD-400 was rated highly and had a great price (and free delivery with Amazon Prime - mine came today, a Sunday! Yay Amazon). I've supported computers for years so I was prepared to possibly spend a long time getting it up and running. I'm running Windows 10, so was prepared for anything. The brief version: I encountered onl very minor issues getting things properly set up, and I now have Bluetooth speakers working with my machine. It is awesome. When I inserted the adapter in a USB port, the drivers were not automatically downloaded. The next suggested step is to use the included...

United States on Aug 08, 2016

R. Zilligen: I have been through several similar products and had a LOT of issues with those. You might say that I'm fairly tech savvy (I'm a C++/Java programmer, have setup/customized/maintained MANY Windows and Linux PCs, and have done driver troubleshooting before). Anyway, tried to resolve my issues on the other dongles but the problems I was having appeared to be from the drivers. *THIS PRODUCT* (Kinivo) worked pretty much out of the box (technically I installed from CD first and then from the web), on the first try, and I didn't have to do any deep dive troubleshooting. Had my headset working perfectly within minutes of the install! :-D

For my setup, I have full tower pc behind a plasma tv and am mostly using this to pair with a really cheap wireless headset (for chatting while gaming). It is working perfectly with the Kinivo (great sound, great signal, relatively painless setup). Decently fast shipping. Can't think of any cons.

In case, you are trying to decide between other products; here is some more info for reference:
1. Note: I will be using the smile.amazon.com links (proceeds towards non-profits of your choice). If you don't want to do that, just replace them...

United States on Feb 16, 2015