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Title: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: Popmarter on May 22, 2005, 04:33:04 AM

i am considering buying a laptop as a replacement for a desktop pc.  i want to be able to connect my MD standalone digi out to the laptop digi in.Do all laptops have a optical in for the sound? If not, what can i do?

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: Simp-Dawg on May 22, 2005, 11:22:52 AM

as far as i know, none have digital in.  i'd suggest looking into usb soundcard options like the egosys u24 or the emi 2|6 or a26 as they're called now i think...something along those lines should work well.

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: 1st set only on May 23, 2005, 10:12:55 AM

I belive the fujisu life book has digi in via optical

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: pfife on May 23, 2005, 10:14:57 AM

a UA-5 would work, no?

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: dnsacks on May 23, 2005, 12:21:01 PM

ua5 would resample the digital signal being fed to it. 

the M-audio transit is a usb device that's said to be bit-perfect -- accepts and sends an optical signal and runs under $100.

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: hzgone on May 24, 2005, 12:21:31 PM

Quote from: abada on May 23, 2005, 10:12:55 AM

I belive the fujisu life book has digi in via optical

The lifebook does have a optical in

Title: Re: buying Laptop: how with digi in sound?
Post by: BC on May 24, 2005, 05:52:33 PM

I think the m-audio transit has optical in.