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    5.1 Sound from vaio F

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nidhinjosepy, Jun 4, 2010.

  1. nidhinjosepy

    nidhinjosepy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a vaio F with F GT310M. How can I take 5.1 audio output from my laptop? Does vaio have a sound card?
     
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    Dude, does the F has HDMI?
    If it does, try using it attached to a nice receiver and voila, digital 5.1 with all clarity u need
     
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    Very true answer. HDMI can carry up to 7.1 in pure uncompressed bitsream. (Dolby TrueHD & DTS HD-MA) Although if it's like some other notebooks I have, it might have an optical connection combined with the 3.5mm headphone jack. Some do, some don't. Other than that, USB is the way to go.
     
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    Thanks for the replies. Vaio F has HDMI port. But it has only two jacks (one being headphone/optical out and the other being mic).
    Is it necessary that I need a receiver to take HDMI audio? A 5.1 with HDMI input port would be enough to get true 5.1 sound, right?
     
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