Computer, Projector and Home Cinema System

Maxwell

Im not sure what section to put this question in, so please move if not appropriate.

I have my movies burned onto my laptop and I usually then connect it up to my projector and project the movies onto the wall. As I am setting up my own mini home cinema for myself and want to hook up my laptop, projector and a new Sony DAV-SB300 home cinema kit.


The questions is whether I can hook up them all i.e laptop connected to projector connected to speakers?

As you can guess, I don't really have a clue and am going for the look and the experience more so that the "techie" bit.

Projector:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/HP-sb21-user-reviews.htm

Home Cinema:
http://www.electrosaver.co.uk/product.asp?id=DAVSB500

Would really appreciate comments and/or help?

Khannie

You've come to the right place.....

So, the sony home cinema kits have an aux input. If your laptop outputs 5.1, you're set. Take the 5.1 sound output from the laptop, and put it into the aux input on the Sony set (5 euro cable). You can use the projector as before.

HTH.

Kali

Khannie wrote:

You've come to the right place.....

that'd be Home Entertainment...

Khannie

Kali wrote:

that'd be Home Entertainment...

Oopsie! Didn't know such a forum existed until just now

Maxwell

Thanks for the help!

Not sure whether my laptop has 5.1 - how do I check? And if it doesn't, what do I need to get to make it 5.1 compatible?

The laptop is a: HP NX7010

Specification Overview
for the Compaq HP NX7010
Processor Type Pentium M
Processor Speed 1.4GHz CPU
RAM 256MB
Hard Drive 40GB
Display 15.4 inch TFT display
Video Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
Video RAM 64MB
Optical Drive DVD/CDRW
Operating System MS WinXP Pro
Wireless LAN Built in Wireless LAN 802.11b 11Mbps
Bluetooth Built-in-Bluetooth
Weight Kg 2.90


Glossary of Laptop & Wireless terms

Details of the Compaq HP NX7010

The high performance HP Compaq nx7010 notebook meets business challenges through the combination of state of the art widescreen technology, Intel Centrino mobile technology, and the freedom of mobility - all at an affordable price. Whether you are looking to increase business efficiencies or simply grow the business, the HP Compaq nx7010 is part of a simple, flexible, performance line of notebooks designed to deliver exceptional value.

Processor
Intel® Pentium M processor 1.4 GHz, with 400 MHz Front Side Bus and 1 MB L2 cache

Memory
256 MB, 2 GB maximum capacity

Hard drive
40 GB @ 4200 rpm or 60 GB @ 5400 rpm

Optical drive
DVD/CD-RW and integrated Secure Digital (SD) slot

Display
15.4-inch colour TFT WXGA with 1280 x 800 resolution (16 M colour)

Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 Graphics w/32 or 64 MB of Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM

Audio
JBL Pro integrated speakers

Wireless support
802.11b using integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 technology standard
Bluetooth™ standard

Communications
56K (V.92) modem, integrated 10/100 NIC

PC card slots
One Type II PC card slots supporting both 32-bit cardbus and 16-bit PCMCIA cards

I/O ports and connectors
USB 2.0 (3), IEEE 1394 (4 pin), parallel, VGA, TV out (S-Video), RJ-45, RJ-11, audio in/out, port replicators, Fast IR

Keyboard
Full sized keyboard

Pointing device
Touchpad with dedicated 2-way scroll, on/off touchpad button

Operating system
Pre-Installed with Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

Software
Acrobat® Reader
HP Help and Support
Intervideo WinDVD Playback Software
Reference Guide
Safety and Comfort Guide
MyDVD Suite (on CD w/DVD+R/RW) models
Symantec Norton Anti-Virus

Security
Kensington Lock

Dimensions (h x w x d)
3.45 x 25.4 x 35.56 cm

Weight
2.9 kg

Power / battery life
Over 5½ hours of battery life using standard 8-cell Lithium-Ion battery, 4.4Ahr, External 65W adapter

Warranty
One year worldwide limited warranty

Docking solutions
Optional simple port replicator (DC367B)

Ciaran500

I doubt it will have 5.1. If you could live with stereo its just a case of buying a cable to plug it into your speakers. But for 5.1 you will need to buy an external soundcard. Like one of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Zalman.html

Maxwell

Excellent, thanks mate!