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    DV6-6024TX S/PDIF out?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by CVonV, Aug 2, 2011.

  1. CVonV

    CVonV Notebook Consultant

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    does anybody know if one of the two headphone jacks acts as a S/PDIF out?? I don't think it does :(
     
    CVonV, Aug 2, 2011
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    bump please
     
    CVonV, Aug 3, 2011
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    come on.. someone must know?
     
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    I have a 6426us which HAS the combo right headphone jack/SPDIF jack. SPDIF is silkscreened just right of the jack. When you insert a mini-toslink optical jack, it lights as long as the machine is powered on (as opposed to only during output). I don't know about YOUR model, but if it does NOT have a silkscreen label, I WOULD ASSUME YOU DON'T HAVE IT... It would be optical in ALL CASES... not electrical, so you could also try inserting a cable jack
     
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    yeah i have an optical cable that i inserted to both headphone jacks.. neither of them turned into optical out.. and there's nothing in the windows sound playback properties that lists optical out :(

    i don't know what u mean by silkscreen label
     
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    I think you are pretty much out of luck. When I say silkscreen, just think a label on the right side of the rightmost headphone jack. There is no software indication other than it can pass PCM or Dolby 5.1 when using HP Quickplay... There was a lot of manuals that said it was supported, and MAYBE certain versions actually did ... many did not.
     
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    I successfully have 5.1 surround sound by hooking up my old Dell 5650 - 5.1-channel speakers using the two headphone jacks on my dv7tqe. Granted I cannot control the level on each speaker.
     
    stormchas4, Aug 3, 2011
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