NP9262 help with 5.1 surround sound

The NP9262 comes with four 1/8" mini jacks on the front panel. One of which is supposed to be a Digital Coaxial for connecting external 5.1 surround-sound systems.

The problem is, is NO surround-sound system I've seen comes with a 1/8" digital coaxial input; and all digital coaxial cables seem to be RCA-style on both ends.

So how to you adapt RCA to 1/8" jack on a digital coaxial cable without losing your true 5.1 surround-sound.

I know that some speaker systems (like Logitech G51 and X-540) have a feature called "matrix mode", which is supposed to give you a simulated 5.1 experience from a 1/8" stereo (2 channel) jack. I clearly do not want a simulated surround-sound experience, I want a true 5.1 system.

I also know that you can use both a Creative Labs Xfi ExpressCard/54 & ANOTHER optional surround-sound upgrade kit get the 5.1 that I am looking for. But I am trying to find a solution if possible with the built-in hardware.

I already checked with tech support at Sagernotebooks and Xoticpc, neither have a solid answer on this one...

Anyone have any wisdom on getting this to work??

 

I went over this a couple of times in the Sager/Clevo forums.

If you are wanting to use SPDIF, you will need a 3.5mm-to-RCA female adapter (under $5), then you can use the coax/RCA cable that is standard for SPDIF.

 

Will this adaption maintain the true 5.1 surround-sound or will it cut it down to 2 channels?

Is the 3.5mm adapter supposed to be the 3-conductors type (tip/ring/sleeve)?

 

yes it will have up to 8-CH through spdif... you have to make sure you set it in the Realtek Manager software.

 

Should the 3.5mm adapter be:

Mono (2 conductors)


or Stereo (3 conductors)


I've even seen them with 4 conductors for use with cellphones...

 

the first one. (its the cheaper alternative than the bottom of this post)

Read this:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=96437&page=3

This is the SPDIF cable that you would use to connect to your multi-channel receiver:
http://www.ramelectronics.net/audio...gital-audio-3-5mm-to-rca-spidf/prodSPDIF.html


Its a 3.5mm mono minijack to RCA SPDIF cable.

Remember that your Realtek Software must be configured to whatever speaker output that you want.

 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

 

Hi,

I have a similar question...it may seem redundant, but I am a noob at this all. I have logitech g51 5.1 surround system and asus f3jr notebook with spdif out. If I use the cable Gophn mentioned (mono to rca), will it give me true surround on my speakers? The g51 has no digital input, just rca connectors (red/white). So, will this cable connect to one of the rca inputs and after setting the realtek manager, can I get true surround?

Pls. help! And just for information, whats the difference between mono and stereo versions of the cables?

Thanks!
Ryuu

 

Hi Ryuu,

I'm guessing no, and I'm no expert either, but this is my interpretation:

If your audio is analog, the only way to get 5 or 6 channel surround sound, would be with 5 or 6 conductors or cables (sometime you can get more than one conductor per cable). For stereo, you need to cable (red & white rca).

If you use digital audio than all your audio is like data and it can utilize a single digital coax or optical cable.

So if your G51 has no digital input, then you will need the 5/6 analog inputs on your computers sound card as well to make the analog/analog connection.

Andy

 

Thanks Andy, I guess you are right...so is there any other way to get true surround other than buying digital speakers or sound card with three outs?

Ryuu

 

Your notebook already has digital spdif out. I would just plan your next upgrade to replace the speakers with a set that will also accept your digital spdif.

 

I am considering the same thing. I was thinking about upgrading to logitech z 5500. I heard that although its a blast for gaming but isnt that good for music. Any thoughts on that?