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HP Mini netbook sound quality?
Hello All:
I am not expecting high end audio quality from a device like this, but has anybody checked it out and quantified the audio quality on these computers? Thanks! Deguza |
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"Kompu Kid" wrote in message ... Hello All: I am not expecting high end audio quality from a device like this, but has anybody checked it out and quantified the audio quality on these computers? Thanks! Deguza Download RMAA from RightMark. http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml It's a very good free audio analyser and you can check the quality of the sound for yourself. It's also very useful if you decide to get an external sound adapter, as the cheaper ones can be pretty awful as they get near to 0dBFS. S. -- http://audiopages.googlepages.com |
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On Mar 15, 3:07*am, "Serge Auckland"
wrote: "Kompu Kid" wrote in message ... Hello All: I am not expecting high end audio quality from a device like this, but has anybody checked it out and quantified the audio quality on these computers? Thanks! Deguza Download RMAA *from RightMark. *http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml It's a very good free audio analyser and you can check the quality of the sound *for yourself. It's also very useful if you decide to get an external sound adapter, as the cheaper ones can be pretty awful as they get near to 0dBFS. S. --http://audiopages.googlepages.com Thank you for the suggestion, but I do not own one of these computers yet. I was hoping that somebody who owns one can comment. Deguza |
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"Kompu Kid" wrote in message ... On Mar 15, 3:07 am, "Serge Auckland" wrote: "Kompu Kid" wrote in message ... Hello All: I am not expecting high end audio quality from a device like this, but has anybody checked it out and quantified the audio quality on these computers? Thanks! Deguza Download RMAA from RightMark. http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml It's a very good free audio analyser and you can check the quality of the sound for yourself. It's also very useful if you decide to get an external sound adapter, as the cheaper ones can be pretty awful as they get near to 0dBFS. S. --http://audiopages.googlepages.com Thank you for the suggestion, but I do not own one of these computers yet. I was hoping that somebody who owns one can comment. Deguza I have an HP Compaq 6720s laptop, and the audio is grim. I also have an Acer Satellite laptop, and the audio is grim. I previously had a Dell laptop and the audio was grim. Problems on all of these is high noise, in the form of buzzes and whistles depending on what the PC is doing at the time, and fairly high distortion, around 1-2%. Hi-Fi they're not! Frequency response has never been a problem on any of them though. I don't think you'll get Hi-Fi audio quality out of a laptop's internal sound card, so my advice would be to buy whatever laptop suits from a PC point of view, then an external USB sound adapter. Look at Edirol for starters. S. -- http://audiopages.googlepages.com |
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HP Mini netbook sound quality?
"Kompu Kid" wrote from Goooooooogle goups...
Thank you for the suggestion, but I do not own one of these computers yet. I was hoping that somebody who owns one can comment. Your question is rather over-broad. Perhaps if you explained why you ask or what your expectations are, people might be able to provide the kind of response you are seeking. You can assume that all built-in sound circuits will have problems with digital noise, and portable computers are even worse because of the minimal spacing of everything. Now in some applications that would be no problem at all. If you are playing "interval music" in a noisy venue, nobody (including you) would notice the digital hash. But if you are trying to record and playback the sounds of gnats mating rituals, it would be likely completely unsuitable. |
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"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... Now in some applications that would be no problem at all. If you are playing "interval music" in a noisy venue, nobody (including you) would notice the digital hash. But if you are trying to record and playback the sounds of gnats mating rituals, it would be likely completely unsuitable. I should think both those applications would not be a problem. S/N ratio of the venue in the first instance and S/N ratio of the gnats Vs background noise in the second make the sound card contribution less important. Critical listening to high quality music, or recording of same is another matter though. And USB or firewire adapters of far better quality than laptop soundcards, start at reasonable prices these days. I consider the inbuilt sound is for playing windows "alert sounds", nothing more. MrT. |
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"Mr.T" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote ... Now in some applications that would be no problem at all. If you are playing "interval music" in a noisy venue, nobody (including you) would notice the digital hash. But if you are trying to record and playback the sounds of gnats mating rituals, it would be likely completely unsuitable. I should think both those applications would not be a problem. Then your expectations of built-in analog audio interfaces in computers will leave you seriously disappointed. Good luck with that. |
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"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... I should think both those applications would not be a problem. Then your expectations of built-in analog audio interfaces in computers will leave you seriously disappointed. Good luck with that. Not at all, you really had to snip this part just to make a stupid comment? "And USB or firewire adapters of far better quality than laptop soundcards, start at reasonable prices these days. I consider the inbuilt sound is for playing windows "alert sounds", nothing more." MrT. |
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HP Mini netbook sound quality?
"Mr.T" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote ... I should think both those applications would not be a problem. Then your expectations of built-in analog audio interfaces in computers will leave you seriously disappointed. Good luck with that. Not at all, you really had to snip this part just to make a stupid comment? "And USB or firewire adapters of far better quality than laptop soundcards, start at reasonable prices these days. I consider the inbuilt sound is for playing windows "alert sounds", nothing more." Then it is not clear why you asked the question in the first place. |
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HP Mini netbook sound quality?
"Richard Crowley" wrote in message ... "Mr.T" wrote ... "Richard Crowley" wrote ... Then your expectations of built-in analog audio interfaces in computers will leave you seriously disappointed. Good luck with that. Not at all, you really had to snip this part just to make a stupid comment? "And USB or firewire adapters of far better quality than laptop soundcards, start at reasonable prices these days. I consider the inbuilt sound is for playing windows "alert sounds", nothing more." Then it is not clear why you asked the question in the first place. I'm sorry, what question do you think I asked? Maybe you should address your reply to the OP instead? MrT. |
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