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Posted: 2007-07-12 13:47:04 by Chris
Thanks very much for the tip! Been racking my brain about this!
Posted: 2007-09-14 16:16:54 by Cole
Great help, thanks!!
Posted: 2007-11-16 13:54:44 by Abel
one way to boost volume in vista is to go to sound properties (in control panel)-> playback tab -> choose audio device -> properties -> enhancements -> enable "loudness equalization" and apply, makes a huge difference in loudness
Posted: 2007-11-16 13:56:54 by lobo235 - Netlobo Staff Member
That's a great tip. We haven't had a chance to try Vista yet so we are glad you found a way to do it there.
Posted: 2008-02-12 07:49:22 by David90212
I have been trying to deal with this for a long long time ... now in under 10 seconds I am totally happy! Thank you!!
Posted: 2008-05-12 09:08:12 by chrish
I discovered this a while back and it is a great way to boost volume in the media players.
...But what if I am streaming a video or music through my browser?
I am curious if there is some program that I can use that will allow me to use a graphic equalizer on the system volume, not just the media player volume on my laptop.
...But what if I am streaming a video or music through my browser?
I am curious if there is some program that I can use that will allow me to use a graphic equalizer on the system volume, not just the media player volume on my laptop.
Posted: 2008-07-09 08:18:05 by thebritishasian
I've got my hdtv connected using a vga cable and this picture is perfect, then i also have a rca cable plugged into the headphone jack of my laptop and into the red and white inputs on the tv.
however i have a problem which i can't figure out :S on the tv's pc channel i get the picture, but no sound, and on another channel i get the sound but no picture! :S
does anyone know how this can be fixed or give me some help and advice please!?
thanks.
however i have a problem which i can't figure out :S on the tv's pc channel i get the picture, but no sound, and on another channel i get the sound but no picture! :S
does anyone know how this can be fixed or give me some help and advice please!?
thanks.
Posted: 2008-07-09 08:34:05 by lobo235 - Netlobo Staff Member
thebritishasian,
I would suggest taking a look at the manual for your HDTV to see if you need to hook the red & white audio connectors to another place. Usually it will tell you what audio ports go with the VGA connection on the TV. I know on my Vizio HDTV it actually has a mini-headphone jack that it uses for the PC sound that goes with the VGA port. Your TV may have something like this.
Also, many good receivers will allow you to assign audio ports to video ports so you can choose how you want them to be paired yourself. In my current setup this is how it works. I run all my audio and video to the receiver where I setup which audio goes with which video ports and then just run one video connection to the HDTV and the sound goes through my surround sound speakers hooked up to the receiver.
If neither of the above solutions work then you can look at buying a VGA to Component Cable or Converter
. If you have the video hooked up through component inputs you are guaranteed to have some audio ports to go along with them.
Hope this helps,
lobo235
I would suggest taking a look at the manual for your HDTV to see if you need to hook the red & white audio connectors to another place. Usually it will tell you what audio ports go with the VGA connection on the TV. I know on my Vizio HDTV it actually has a mini-headphone jack that it uses for the PC sound that goes with the VGA port. Your TV may have something like this.
Also, many good receivers will allow you to assign audio ports to video ports so you can choose how you want them to be paired yourself. In my current setup this is how it works. I run all my audio and video to the receiver where I setup which audio goes with which video ports and then just run one video connection to the HDTV and the sound goes through my surround sound speakers hooked up to the receiver.
If neither of the above solutions work then you can look at buying a VGA to Component Cable or Converter
. If you have the video hooked up through component inputs you are guaranteed to have some audio ports to go along with them.Hope this helps,
lobo235
Posted: 2010-09-28 09:02:27 by John
Thank you! : ))
Posted: 2010-10-03 01:43:51 by spuffler
Ahh.... well..... umm, no.
This boosting often leads to pushing the puny sound system waayyy into distortion. So, yeah, sometimes it gets a little louder, but most likely the sound becomes harder to understand and definitely irritates the people around you. Spectators will say \'aren\'t you cunning!\'. Then again, if the system does not distort using this boost technique, there are often operating system settings that are buried (try the device manager in Windows, select properties), or possibly a driver is at fault (either a close guess was used during installation or maybe you could get a newer driver).
In Linux distros that I have used, common mixers have several controls which aren\'t normally displayed, but the users might need to use right clicking to expose the deeper controls.
In any event, many laptops and netbooks are suffering from drivers (aka speakers) which are simply too small to produce quality AND volume. Maybe try a pair of USB powered amplified external speakers. Or headphones/earbuds.
This boosting often leads to pushing the puny sound system waayyy into distortion. So, yeah, sometimes it gets a little louder, but most likely the sound becomes harder to understand and definitely irritates the people around you. Spectators will say \'aren\'t you cunning!\'. Then again, if the system does not distort using this boost technique, there are often operating system settings that are buried (try the device manager in Windows, select properties), or possibly a driver is at fault (either a close guess was used during installation or maybe you could get a newer driver).
In Linux distros that I have used, common mixers have several controls which aren\'t normally displayed, but the users might need to use right clicking to expose the deeper controls.
In any event, many laptops and netbooks are suffering from drivers (aka speakers) which are simply too small to produce quality AND volume. Maybe try a pair of USB powered amplified external speakers. Or headphones/earbuds.
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