About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question QUESTION: Playing music on my laptop is not great as the speakers are rubbish. I do have quite a good stereo though, so my question is; is there anyway I can connect my laptop to my stereo and play my Windows Media files from my laptop through the stereo?
ANSWER: Items you will need:
-Laptop computer with sound card speaker jack
-Home stereo receiver with available jacks (i.e. Aux, Tape2, etc.).
-Stereo 1/8" mini jack-to-RCA plugs Y adapter. Available for less than $10 at local and online Hi-Fi / computer retailers.
Connecting your laptop computer to your stereo receiver:
1. Turn off the power on your computer.
2. Turn off the power on your stereo receiver.
3. Plug the single end of the Y adapter into the sound card speaker jack of your laptop computer. This is the same jack you would plug in computer speakers.
4. Locate an available jack (i.e. Aux, Tape2, etc.) on the back of your stereo receiver where you can plug in the other ends of the Y cable. Do not use the Phono jack; this will cause static or interference.
5. Match the red plug of the Y cable to the red jack on your stereo receiver and connect.
6. Match the black plug of the Y cable to the white jack on your stereo receiver and connect. Depending on the Y cable you select, this plug may be black, white or gray.
7. Your computer is now successfully connected to your home stereo receiver.
8. Turn the power on both your computer and home stereo.
9. On your stereo receiver, select the mode where your computer is connected (Aux, Tape2, etc.).
10. Launch Rhapsody, sign in, select music and play. The sound will now be coming from your stereo speakers.
Please let me know if you have any questions!! Keep in mind that the quality of the sound you hear coming out of your stereo will depend on the quality of the sound card in you laptop.
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QUESTION: On point 10, what is Rhapsody? Should point out that I am based in the UK
Answer Sorry I copied and pasted that from someone who asked me how to use Rhapsody (a music playing program on a computer) on their stereo a while back, so I included that last step and forget to erase it on yours
In Step #10 just replace Rhapsody with whatever it is you use to listen to music on your computer(iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc)
