home theater question plz look

abenak07 · 02-02-2007, 12:36 AM

im wondering if it will possible to hook a home theater dvd player up to my laptop so it will play the dvd on my laptop ? yes i have a dvd player on my laptop but i want home theater speakers so they will be hooked up to the dvd player thats hooked up to the laptop.. lol everyone understand ? unless there are home theater speakers that will also hook into a 5.1 external sound card ?

please help thanks

computermaineack · 02-02-2007, 12:49 AM

The input cables for the speakers in your home theater should be the same that plug into your laptop..just unplug them from your home theater console-thingy, and plug them into your (5.1, 7.1, whatever) capable sound card.

heyman421 · 02-02-2007, 12:53 AM

does your laptop have spdif output?

if so, bypass the sound card to the spdif, and plug that into your receiver

abenak07 · 02-02-2007, 12:56 AM

spdif ??? ok i have the dell 1705E bought it less then a year ago about 6 months.

abenak07 · 02-02-2007, 10:16 PM

what is spdif ??

**jancz3rt** · 02-02-2007, 11:18 PM

SPDIF out is an optical audio output - red light may ring some bells

Gotta love the power of GOOGLE : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF

JAN

abenak07 · 02-02-2007, 11:36 PM

ok if i have a digital dolby 5.1 or w.e home theater and i hook it up to my laptops external sound card with out digital dolby will there be a diffrence then if i had a sound card with dolby ?

**Praetor** · 02-02-2007, 11:39 PM

Its usefulness is for when you have multispeaker setups ... one cable can carry all the signals for the various channels

**magicman** · 02-03-2007, 09:23 PM

I've merged 3 threads. Please stick to the same thread for the same question / extensions to the same question.

abenak07 · 02-05-2007, 11:05 PM

can someone find me a home theater system with dvd player where i would be able to plug the same speakers into my 5.1 sound card and use them for my laptop ? or just explain to me what to look for.

02-02-2007, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	home theater question plz look im wondering if it will possible to hook a home theater dvd player up to my laptop so it will play the dvd on my laptop ? yes i have a dvd player on my laptop but i want home theater speakers so they will be hooked up to the dvd player thats hooked up to the laptop.. lol everyone understand ? unless there are home theater speakers that will also hook into a 5.1 external sound card ? please help thanks

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computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,239	The input cables for the speakers in your home theater should be the same that plug into your laptop..just unplug them from your home theater console-thingy, and plug them into your (5.1, 7.1, whatever) capable sound card. __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

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jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,008	Heya SPDIF out is an optical audio output - red light may ring some bells Gotta love the power of GOOGLE : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

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abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	home theater/sound card question ok if i have a digital dolby 5.1 or w.e home theater and i hook it up to my laptops external sound card with out digital dolby will there be a diffrence then if i had a sound card with dolby ?

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02-02-2007, 12:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	does your laptop have spdif output? if so, bypass the sound card to the spdif, and plug that into your receiver

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abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	spdif ??? ok i have the dell 1705E bought it less then a year ago about 6 months.

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abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	what is spdif ??

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abenak07 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	can someone find me a home theater system with dvd player where i would be able to plug the same speakers into my 5.1 sound card and use them for my laptop ? or just explain to me what to look for.

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