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| Thread ID: 89133 | 2008-04-22 00:37:00 | What do people think of the quality of sound of laptops? | ssssss (2100) | PC World Chat |
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| 661055 | 2008-04-29 00:39:00 | Hi, I have just bought a HP dv6747TX pavilion laptop. It costs $1300 from Noel Leeming after $200 Tradein on a worthless computer and $100 Cashback. (The tradein offer closes tomorrow though). I think this computer is good for the price, but I don't recommend it for watching DVDs, as they appear blurred to me. It does quite a good job with my photo collection. LCD pixel response time is often lower than CRT, which is why it can blur, especially with fast-moving images like dvd video and games It can be a bonus though for gaming, you can save frames by turning motion blur off and letting the LCD do it for you :D |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 661056 | 2008-04-29 01:33:00 | Me SWMBO got the Harman/Kardon Toshiba system - great sound. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 661057 | 2008-04-29 05:10:00 | The quality of the sound can be very good (amazingly good for 25mm speakers). But you'll never get huge quantities of sound. That needs watts of power, and you haven't got lots of spare watts available from the battery (or even many from the mains power supply/charger). It's a laptop computer, not a boombox. Use headphones to make the most of the amplifier output; or an external amplifier if you're using it on a desk. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 661058 | 2008-04-29 05:24:00 | I have never had a laptop, but am thinking of getting one. In general with laptops is the sound quality not very good, as they have such small speakers? Also I have just been looking at a Compaq and with the sound turned full volume it was still very quiet and could hardly be heard. It didn't have an output socket for loudspeakers, but is it possible to use the headphones output socket with speakers that have amplifiers? Another question - Do people find it easy to use ones finger rather than a mouse? If you use your laptop as a juke box and plug it into a stereo or external speakers the sound will be MUCH better rather than relying just on the laptop's own built in speakers. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 661059 | 2008-04-29 06:50:00 | My laptop has headphone sockets but not a speaker socket. I also own two speakers which came with a previous HP computer and which also have to be connected to the power to work. Question is - Will these speakers work if plugged into the headphone socket? I don't like to try in case I damage something. | ssssss (2100) | ||
| 661060 | 2008-04-29 07:21:00 | My laptop has headphone sockets but not a speaker socket. I also own two speakers which came with a previous HP computer and which also have to be connected to the power to work. Question is - Will these speakers work if plugged into the headphone socket? I don't like to try in case I damage something. YES. They will. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 661061 | 2008-04-29 08:02:00 | Thanks - That's quite a bit better | ssssss (2100) | ||
| 661062 | 2008-04-29 08:23:00 | I always plug in a USB mouse as I hate using laptop touchpads. Am also not very keen on laptop keyboards but haven't been desperate enough to plug in a USB one. I have a Microsoft wireless mouse and really love it. It is excellent !! Misty :D :D |
Misty (368) | ||
| 661063 | 2008-04-29 10:12:00 | Both my new HP Laptop and 7 year old IBM Thinkpad have excellent sound. A pleasure to listen to. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
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