Can I connect my mac mini to a home cinema system?

[chris_p]

I'm fed up of the pathetic speaker the mini has lol.

I have been looking at this; http://www.dixons.co.uk:80/martprd/...category_oid=-28629#productInformationSection

Would it connect up ok? Looks like a good bit of kit.

 

[Revels]

Yes. But not that one.

Needs an optical port.

 

[chris_p]

Yes. But not that one.

Needs an optical port.

the dixons site is rubbish, here's a better spec of it: http://web.panasonic.eu/html/en_GB/2235824/index.html?trackInfo=true

It has an optical port.

I assume I'd need an adaptor to connect optical to the mini?

Also, would it be 'true' dolby 5.1 surround sound, or not?

 

[chris_p]

bump..

 

[Revels]

Not sure about 'true' or what you mean by that, but I get 5.1 out of mine..

You need one of these for the mini.. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=29296 that goes in the headphone port and makes it so you can connect and optical cable.

 

[chris_p]

Not sure about 'true' or what you mean by that, but I get 5.1 out of mine..

You need one of these for the mini.. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=29296 that goes in the headphone port and makes it so you can connect and optical cable.

Hard to explain, but when watching a film in true 5.1 and for instance a train goes past, each speaker has its own job to make it genuinely sound as if a train is going past, rather than all the speakers making the same noise if you're with me?

 

[will6]

^^ I know what you mean. I have a mac mini with a surround sound but it isnt "true" surround sound as each speaker plays the same sound. I dont know how it would work with the surround sound your looking at getting but i would of thought you would need a 5.1 sound card, (dont quote me on this im no geek) but i've seen some external 5.1 sound cards as i know the mac mini doesnt have one.

http://www.sourcingmap.com/external-usb-sound-audio-box-card-adapter-p-24383.html

 

[Longy]

Hard to explain, but when watching a film in true 5.1 and for instance a train goes past, each speaker has its own job to make it genuinely sound as if a train is going past, rather than all the speakers making the same noise if you're with me?

Surely that what Dolby Digital is? are you getting confused with the old 'Dolby Pro Logic'?

Mac Mini should just pass the digital sound onto the amp and then the amp separates/processes the sound into the relavant channels.

 

[chris_p]

Surely that what Dolby Digital is? are you confused with the old 'Dolby Pro Logic'?

Mac Mini should just pass the digital sound onto the amp and then the amp separates/processes the sound into the relavant channels.

that does sound as though it makes sense...

does anyone know for sure though?

 

[chris_p]

bump for anyone that knows