How do I connect my laptop to my home theater system?
Nov.09, 2010 in
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I have an Acer Aspire9503EWSMI laptop computer and while the speakers are okay, I would like to listen to online radio stations, saved music and other audio from my computer through my yamaha home theater system. What cord do I need to accomplish this?
November 9th, 2010 at 10:37
I used a minijack (which is a headphone jack) to an RCA (with the red and white ends for stereo sound) cable.
Something similar to:
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_043183190/Arista-Stereo-Mini-to-RCA-Adapter.html?tp=1934
But, it depends what kind of audio inputs your home theater system has on it.
(I also use this to play my ipod through my home sound system, and it sounds great).
November 9th, 2010 at 11:22
Optical Audio: http://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Optical-Toslink-Digital-Interface/dp/B0002MQGOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228496707&sr=1-1
Or you can use a network player. I use a Roku Soundbridge. It’s also wireless.
November 9th, 2010 at 11:45
You’ll need a sound blaster x-fi usb sound card. You’re also going to need a tos-link fiber optic cable. This will give you true 5.1 surround sound. http://www.installmyhometheater.com