Has anyone used a USB to Toslink to get dolby digital audio out of a laptop and into a home cinema setup?

I've got a laptop with a bluray player and HDMI out. On our TV there is a optical audio output but this will only deliver dolby prologic.

So the plan is to connect a USB adapter to the laptop and home cinema amp via optical.

It's not the end of the world as the adapter is only £23. But if it works I won't have to buy a dedicated bluray player.

Never seen such a device, finding it hard to imagine how it would work. Have you a link ? Are you sure your laptop wont output s/pdif from one of the conventional outputs. Conversion from a coax s/pdif to a toslink cable is easily managed.

Here it is

https://www.exprodirect.com/ex-pro-p...-analogue.html

The laptop is a Toshiba P755-113. It has a 3.5mm headphone output, HDMI, VGA and USB.

It should work provided your BD player software can send the audio bitstream directly to the audio device.


It's a USB sound card with an optical output. Not uncommon at all.

I use one of these

Works great on my acer revo and i get full 5.1 dolby and dts to my amp.

Cheap too

ahh this post just confused me as i replied over in the comouter section and its repeated here as well...

so ill repeat what i typed over in the computer section
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/106540
this?
I have one of these its a cheap and nifty bit of kit

or just have a browse
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=external+sound+card

The adapter arrived today. After a little confusion I had it working correctly within 30 minutes. Does exactly as it should. Well pleased.