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    m1710 SPDIF output?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Hillbilly, Jul 11, 2006.

  1. Hillbilly

    Hillbilly Notebook Geek

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    Hey,

    Does the current M1710 have a SPDIF output?? Some reviews say yes and others no.
     
    Hillbilly, Jul 11, 2006
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    what is a spdif output, I have the m1710 so... I can check, but I'm not really sure.
     
    Roaddy, Jul 11, 2006
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  3. Hillbilly

    Hillbilly Notebook Geek

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    Optical output,through the 3.5mm headphone jack
     
    Hillbilly, Jul 11, 2006
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    in other words, you need a rca-toslink optical adapter
     
    carlislegeorge, Jul 11, 2006
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    The M1710 comes with a slitter that goes into the s-video output and outputs component video as well as SPDIF audio.
     
    mZimm, Jul 11, 2006
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    mini, Aug 17, 2006
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    mini, Aug 17, 2006
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