Recent content by coops1

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    Optical audio to analog 3,5mm jacks

    Pretty sure its possible but it'd be messy. You'd need a powered converter to change the digital optical audio to analogue signals, depending on how many analogue audio outs the converter had you might need to split a couple of them to plug all 4 jacks in. Also it probably would play in stereo...
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    Is this a good gaming laptop?

    No way is the more expensive one worth $300 extra, it's specs are almost identical... Both will handle games fine, though i'd probably go with something like this which outperforms both. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232202
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    Connecting Sound Bar to HTPC

    Okay, so I googled S/Pdif out and thought my motherboard had one, after further inspection it appears not to. As far as I can tell it only has Analog Audio out on the rear I/O panel. Can I still connect a soundbar without the spdif? P.S. the motherboard is from an Advent T9610 and I think it...
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    Connecting Sound Bar to HTPC

    Cheers!
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    Connecting Sound Bar to HTPC

    Hi all, I recently built an HTPC for my family with spares I had and parts from a broken desktop. It works well for streaming iPlayer and such, and watching DVDs, which is basically all it is used for. At the moment, the sound is coming through the TV. Since the graphics card in the PC...