Any Ideas about this?

Hi Folks

Was wondering if anybody could help,my sister purchased a laptop and the sound quality on it isnt great,is there a way i could improve the sound without using external speakers or headphones,a usb sound dongle i thought might improve it but have since been told on another forum it wont,any ideas anybody?

Many Thanks

new or used laptop? model number and brand? what operating system? onboard sound or sound card?

tman69 said:

new or used laptop? model number and brand? what operating system? onboard sound or sound card?

New Laptop,PACKARD BELL EasyNote TK13-BZ-018UK ,Windows 7 Home Premium,Just says built in speakers for sound card,so take it its on board?


Processor AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350
- 1.6 GHz
- 2.5 GT/s UMI
- 2 x 512 KB L2 cache
- Dual Core
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
RAM 4 GB DDR3
Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 6310M with shared video memory
Screen type LCD widescreen
Screen resolution - WXGA
- 1366 x 768
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features Slim LED Glare
Hard drive 320 GB SATA
Optical disk drive DVD rewriter
Memory card reader 2-in-1 memory card reader (SD/MMC)
USB 3 x USB 2.0
FireWire No
Modem/Ethernet Ethernet
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth No
Video interface VGA
Audio interface Headphone and microphone ports
TV output No
Extension card slot No
Sound Built-in speakers
Webcam Yes
Battery - 6-cell Li-ion battery (4400 mAh)
- up to 4 hours 45 minutes battery life
Accessories included Battery, power adaptor, documentation
Software included Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Social Networking software
Office 2010 Starter Pack
Norton Anti-Virus trial
MyBackup software
PB Recovery Software
Size 381 x 253 x 25 mm (W x D x H)
Weight 2.65 kg


My sister took it back to the shop and the guy said its just the way the sound is on it,he even demonstrated the sound on the demo model in store and it was the same!

Many Thanks

Solarstarshines said:

you can try downloading a equilizer program

or check your audio input there might be a way to clear it up and adjust the sound for the enviorment that you are in


short of that the speakers could be bad as well does it sound distorted and static?

Thanks

No sound isnt distorted,it s just low,have checked all the sound settings etc,the speaker grill runs across the width of the laptop and its seems only the sound plays from the left hand side of it,guys in the shop just said that the way the sound is on this model?

you'll be hard pushed to improve the sound/Replace the speakers.... Many of them are molded into the casing thease days and there realy isnt much variation in quality of sound threw many laptops.... unfortunately you'll just have to suck it up and live with it though you may be able to improve the sound threw the EQ in the sound options or buy a small set of speakers as an extra.... Logitech do some good quality laptop add-on speakers for a reasonable price.
an example is
Logitech UK - Laptop Speaker Z305

Thanks for all the help guys,nice friendly forum(",)

There is nothing saying this LT have stereo sound though it does say Speakers but then thats just PC world jargon to get you to buy but do check to see if the audio is not default set to Mono
If your not happy with it, i would suggest taking it back and getting a refund.... it is your right to do so!
Forget the likes of PC world comet and curry's.... they don't know anything when it comes to PC's... the just know how to make people think they need it to get a sale.... go to an independent dealer and get them to run you through the pros and cons of what they stock.... forget the household name you've been lead to belie are good like Packard bell Advent ect these are mass produced cheap for PC world and affiliated companies
Do some research and look for makes such as MSI, Acer, Asus.... there are many more, in fact here is a link to Best & Worst Laptop Brands 2011
Though Good Id advise staying away from Sony and Dell simply because when they break they are very expensive to be repaired