Can i connect a Notebook via S/PDIF?

tinny9 · #1 25-06-08, 02:09 PM

hi buddies....

so i had finally purchased Philips home theatre HTS3565/98.
I had also auditioned yamaha YHT-185

i found both at par so i went with philips.
anyways thats not the point....

I have a DELL notebook inspiron 1520.
It has S/PDIF out.

now i was wondering can i connect my notebook to my philips HTIB via digital coaxial cable since the HTIB has Digital coaxial in?
will S/PDIF on laptop support this digital coaxial cable?

if yes will i be able to achieve 5.1 surround sound on my HTIB?
what are the other accessories i need to buy???

thanks a lot for ur support.

Regards
tinny

Surrealistix · #2 25-06-08, 02:20 PM

S/PDif signal can be carried on both co-axial and optical cables. If your Laptop has a co-axial connector, then you are set - it should work pretty fine.

If you have an optical out using the standard Miniplug connector, then you will need a cable with a miniplug jack at one end and a standard Optical connector at the other end, also you will need to check if your HTIB supports Optical S/Pdif.

My HP laptop unfortunately has the Miniplug Optical connector, so but I managed to get the digital out working over my Laptops HDMI connector.

tinny9 · #3 25-06-08, 02:43 PM

all i know abt philips htib is that it has "DIGITAL COAXIAL IN"

and my laptop has "SPDIF out".

thanks

Only_me · #4 25-06-08, 03:50 PM

Hi Tinny,

Yes, You can connect your Laptop SPDIF out to your PHILIPS HTIB, However S/PDIF supports only two channel out, so In order to send the compressed raw signal to your HTIB, you need to use a player like VLC (a freeware from VideoLAN - Free Software and Open Source video streaming solution for every OS!) and filter like AC3 filter (freeware) and it should work fine. You will be able to play h264 content also(HD content) through these.

Deepak

unleash_me · #5 25-06-08, 06:28 PM

Get this - http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data...al-cable-1.jpg

and connect it here - http://content.answers.com/main/cont...E/_TOSLINK.JPG

Surrealistix · #6 25-06-08, 06:41 PM

Unleash_Me - Any idea where I can get the cable with the miniplug toslink converter in India?

unleash_me · #7 25-06-08, 06:53 PM

Well I got mine along with my Beresford DAC sometime back. Made a special request to include 2 pairs of the toslink adaptors and Stanley was more than happy to do it for me, not to mention the extra set of universal power adaptors!

I see that you are from Navi Mumbai, not familier with that area - surely Dinyaar or Particleman will be able to help you. If its in Blore, you should find it in SP Road.

Best Regards.

tinny9 · #8 25-06-08, 11:35 PM

hello buddy
thanks for ur reply

but i didn't understand ur point

my HTIB has digital coaxial in and ur mentionin abt optical cable

pls explain me
pls don't misunderstood my ignorance

thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by unleash_me

Get this - http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data...al-cable-1.jpg

and connect it here - http://content.answers.com/main/cont...E/_TOSLINK.JPG

unleash_me · #9 26-06-08, 01:27 AM

Tinny, seems like I missed out on the "coxial" part of your query! Anyways, you can get hold of this one from any pc hardware shop - http://img.store.pchome.com.tw/~prod...Module+-+2.jpg

The rest remains the same. Get any digital coaxial cable and connect it to your HTIB.

Hope this helps.

tinny9 · #10 26-06-08, 09:47 AM

pls have a look at this article and look for in this

"Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio"

Documentation

will it work by hooking up a digital coaxial cable in the SPDIF socket?

thanks a ton

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