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Sound Card in Thinkpads
I was wondering what type of sound is integrated with the Lenovo Thinkpads, specifically the T60 and 61 series. Is it Intel High Definition Audio, or something else. I wanted to know because I was thinking of getting a Lenovo and then hooking up a pretty nice external speaker system to it, and I didn't want the sound to be skippy or scratchy through the external speakers. Thanks in advance.
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As far as I can tell, it is Intel High Definition Audio, AD1984HD codec.
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Awesome, thanks for the quick reply, Bluefox.
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Sorry to hijack the thread but I didn't want to start one with overlapping information.
How does one connect a 5.1 speaker system to a t61? My guess is some sort of converter that can take the 3 chords from the 5.1 speakers and connect them to the headphone output.
Is the integrated audio on the t61 good quality through 5.1 speakers or should I just look into a USB or PCMIA sound card (I just need to play music and movies, nothing fancy)?
thanks in advance,
logi
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I there is no way to connect 5.1 system. Too few wires at the output :)
Does T60, T61 audio plugs support reconfiguration? E.g. that mic. plug could become an output for back speakers?
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Can't do 5.1 directly from the laptop. Onboard sound does not support it, plus the connectors are not there.
Need to use an add-in sound card that supports 5.1 and has the ability to connect the 5 speakers. One example would be Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook plus the optional Speaker Docking Module to get the connectors for the 5.1.
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How is the sound out of the built in soundcard? My old HP DV9000t has a built in Conexant HD sound card. Under Vista, the sound is very good. How does the T60/T61 compare?