audio help

[Timmy Fox]

I mean.. Component cables have two audio connections (the red and the white cable) but that's only for left/right, i.e. 2.1 audio which means you can't achieve 5.1 with that cable.

That's why I'm asking for a picture of the back of your DVD player, to see if there's even a 5.1 input on it.

[saph the sergal]

the cable was a example of the type of cable i was looking for or did i need a converter

[Timmy Fox]

See, the problem is that I can't help because I have no idea what type of cables your DVD uses or even in what whey they are configured. A simple picture of the back of your DVD player or a model number would help a lot because then I would know what it is you have to work with.

Kinda like trying to figure out the plot of a book without knowing anything more than that the title starts with "The".

[saph the sergal]

all i needed to know is do i need to convert somewhere and when my phone charges i will get the pic

[Timmy Fox]

You probably will need to, yes. It depends entirely on what inputs the DVD player has.

If the DVD player uses HDMI, you should probably be able to use that from your motherboard/graphics card although some implementations aren't that great. Otherwise if you can reconfigure your audio jacks on your motherboard (through driver software or BIOS) you should  be able to use those.

If neither of those options can be done, then you might wanna look at a cheapish soundcard.

[saph the sergal]

i am going to look for some good speakers if i can that arnt like 200 or more and sorry for the dark pic

[Timmy Fox]

Hmm.. hard to see the connection options although it doesn't seem like that DVD player can accept more than 2.1 for input.

The adapter you'll need to use is a simple 3.5mm > RCA

[saph the sergal]

the ones im wanting help with are the ones that have the black and red cables or the colored plugs that are in a row dont worry with the yellow and white that are split

[Timmy Fox]

And where to those lead? To the speakers?
Do you mean that you want to unplug them from the DVD players and plug them into the PC or do you want to use those cables to connect the PC to the DVD player?

[saph the sergal]

the ones with the red and black go to the speakers and i want to take them and use them for my pc

[Timmy Fox]

Then those would be only 2.1 and not 5.1.

As for using them with the PC, simply get one of those adapters I already mentioned and plug it into the green port at the pack of your motherboard.

The adapter you'll need to use is a simple 3.5mm > RCA

[Snow Kittie]

It looks like Timmy may have gotten a solution already.

I suggest getting the Asus Xonar 5.1 channel PCI card for $30.

It will boost your quality. crisper  sounds, deeper and more present bass, better contrast and less blending of the different frequencies.

The cable you will need, to my understanding is $3 on amazon ( eForCity 3.5mm to RCA Auxiliary Cable Cord for iPod/MP3 ).

It will have a 3.5 mm male end to plug into your computer and 2 av male ends to plug into your speaker system.

The sound card will connect to the headphone jack on the front of your pc (if you find the wire and plug it in). Then you can plug your speakers into that jack.

OR you can plug them directly into the card on the back of the PC, I believe you would use the "Front" labeled jack.

[Timmy Fox]

It looks like Timmy may have gotten a solution already.

I suggest getting the Asus Xonar 5.1 channel PCI card for $30.

It will boost your quality. crisper  sounds, deeper and more present bass, better contrast and less blending of the different frequencies.

The cable you will need, to my understanding is $3 on amazon ( eForCity 3.5mm to RCA Auxiliary Cable Cord for iPod/MP3 ).

It will have a 3.5 mm male end to plug into your computer and 2 av male ends to plug into your speaker system.

The sound card will connect to the headphone jack on the front of your pc (if you find the wire and plug it in). Then you can plug your speakers into that jack.

OR you can plug them directly into the card on the back of the PC, I believe you would use the "Front" labeled jack.

I would suggest not using the front panel! In most cases, the front panel output sounds much worse than the rear because the cable will be suspect to a lot of interference.

[White Wolf Guardian]

I think if you actually need a sound card, it's probably time to upgrade the entire PC. Any new motherboard puts a sound card to shame.

[saph the sergal]

yea slowly getting the cash up white this isnt my monster as im gonna call my new one this is a small one that will not get all the best new stuff