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    Do HP notebooks typically output Optical,Coax, or both over 3.5mm SPDIF jack?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by volumnus, Aug 21, 2008.

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    According to one of the eight support agents I've discussed this with today, my laptop outputs SPDIF through one of the two headphone jacks. I have both types of cables and my receiver will work with optical or coax, although I prefer optical. I would try both cables with my receiver except I don't have an adapter. I guess I'm going to have to buy an SPDIF 3.5mm to Coaxial and an SPDIF 3.5mm to Optical. The adapters are dirt cheap at monoprice.com. Here is a link to the Optical adapter at monoprice for $1.74.

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10423&cs_id=1042301&p_id=2671&seq=1&format=2
     
    volumnus, Aug 21, 2008
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