Cheapest way to get digital (5.1) audio from a powerbook?

[scootermaster]

I was watching a movie from my powerbook, using the PC input of our LCD, and I was impressed with how nice it looked (ripped DVD, no compression). I was thinking that it was too bad it wasn't in surround sound.

So I was thinking if a cheap digital cable was available, I might just use that. Any ideas?

 

[aphex]

Which P-P-P-P-P-P-Powerbook! is it?

I believe some of the later models had Optical out through the headphone jack, but not all of them.

 

[secretanchitman]

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=1557&seq=1&format=2

they have 3ft, 6ft (weirdly the 6ft is $1 cheaper than the 3ft!), 12ft, 20ft, 35ft, 50ft...your choice basically.

 

[Keitero]

Found the adapter from Microbarn http://www.microbarn.com/details.aspx?rid=102016

That is if you need just the adapter.

 

[scootermaster]

Thanks guys! For the record, I have a last-generation G4. So it does have a hybrid optical/headphone out.

I think I might try and get that monoprice thingee!

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: scootermaster
Thanks guys! For the record, I have a last-generation G4. So it does have a hybrid optical/headphone out.

I think I might try and get that monoprice thingee!

its what i use on my macbook