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betty spaghetti

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Please can anyone tell me how i can link my laptop up to my stereo at home, will i need new software n wires n what not??? :confused:

the speakers on my lappy are shite and my sound system at home is loud as fook- phones: its a fucker when listening to the radio cos i am not getting the full benefit of the radio...

thanks loads in advance peeps :thumbsup:
 

EDEN

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Your laptop should have a 'line out' socket, or if not (like mine) then it will definitely have a headphone socket, plug a '3.5mm mini jack to phono' cable (see ebay link below) from that laptop socket into the 'line in' socket on your stereo and jobs a goodun :) Bad news is that most cheap stereos dont have 'line in' phono sockets. A lot of expensive ones dont either :S

The type of cable I use...

eBay.co.uk: 1.2 M 3.5MM MINI JACK TO 2RCA PHONO CABLE LEAD (item 280092235830 end time 13-Mar-07 00:54:25 GMT)

You will also need to switch your stereo setting from either radio or CD (the usual settings) to the video/aux setting so the sound from your laptop will play
 

betty spaghetti

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no worries :) pm me if your hi fi blows up so I can delete my post and any blame that might come my way :thumbsup:

LOL thats happened b4 :$ trying to plug my ipod into it. wrong hole for the wrong wire :confused: had to get a new stereo that time too, fingers crossed it wont be happening again :D