Here is a simple entertainment system for anyone who cares to listen and learn.
If you are moving here or already live here, why go through the trouble of buying TV, DVD player and stereo system when you can have it all the easy way? Here is what I have done.
A year ago my brother gave me a used defective laptop which I fixed right away, then on this recent trip he also gave me his docking station for the same laptop and his 17 inch LCD display.
So I put together the system as if it is a desktop but I can also take out the laptop just by pressing a latch. The monitor seems huge as compared to laptop display and I have connected an optical mouse and keyboard. Then I also connected my subwoofer and 2 satellite speakers that I had bought a while back. Then I went ahead a step further. I took a S-video cable and connected my TV to the docking station as well.
This is what I have now: I have computer which has internet (wireless), 14 gig of music to play songs like stereo through my speakers. Then if I need to watch a video, no matter in what format, I simple turn on my 27 inch TV and watch computer videos on my TV, DVD, DIVX, Mpeg or any other format. All play fine. If I get a TV card, I won?t even need my TV and simply use my computer as TV.
So in essence, I have a stereo, computer, DVD player and even telephone (IP telephony) all built into one. This saves me space and lets me avoid paying custom taxes for equipment like huge TV, stereo and desktop computers etc.
AZB
If you are moving here or already live here, why go through the trouble of buying TV, DVD player and stereo system when you can have it all the easy way? Here is what I have done.
A year ago my brother gave me a used defective laptop which I fixed right away, then on this recent trip he also gave me his docking station for the same laptop and his 17 inch LCD display.
So I put together the system as if it is a desktop but I can also take out the laptop just by pressing a latch. The monitor seems huge as compared to laptop display and I have connected an optical mouse and keyboard. Then I also connected my subwoofer and 2 satellite speakers that I had bought a while back. Then I went ahead a step further. I took a S-video cable and connected my TV to the docking station as well.
This is what I have now: I have computer which has internet (wireless), 14 gig of music to play songs like stereo through my speakers. Then if I need to watch a video, no matter in what format, I simple turn on my 27 inch TV and watch computer videos on my TV, DVD, DIVX, Mpeg or any other format. All play fine. If I get a TV card, I won?t even need my TV and simply use my computer as TV.
So in essence, I have a stereo, computer, DVD player and even telephone (IP telephony) all built into one. This saves me space and lets me avoid paying custom taxes for equipment like huge TV, stereo and desktop computers etc.
AZB