os24u{at}wisdomtree.info wrote:
> ** Reply to note from Ed Durrant  Sun,
03 Aug 2008 08:33:13 +1000
>   
>>   
>> os24u{at}wisdomtree.info wrote:
>>     
>>>  Interested in using an old pentium laptop for dedicated audio
player.  It is a no name Taiwan brand with an ESS1788 audio chip, Warp 3
>>> installed.  Played a couple mp3 files and sound was
disappointing.   Where is the weak link in this system?
>>>
>>> 1. ess1788 chip is cheap junk?
>>> 2. laptop does not put out sufficent audio power?
>>> 3. Warp 3 sound system is worse than later versions?  (Only
used Warp 4 for audio playing)
>>> 4. Original driver is poor quality?  (Switching desktop system
from Via driver to Uniaud made noticeable improvement)
>>> 5. Pcmcia audio card should be added?  (Does such work with OS/2?)
>>>
>>>       
>> Are you relying on the internal speakers in the laptop ? They are
often  not very good - try some good external ones if you have them.
>>   
>>     
>  
>  No using the same speakers as the desktop machine.  Quite noticeable
difference between two.
>
>         Cal
>
>
>   
OK, so then it will be either the chipset or the drivers. Do you have 
Linux or Windoze also on the system (if not boot a Linux Live-CD to 
test). If the Audio is still bad from the other OS, it's the chipset and 
as you questioned, perhaps a PCMCIA or even external USB audio may be 
the answer (although OS/2 support may become an issue). If sound is good 
from (say) Linux on the same system, you're looking at less than perfect 
OS/2 drivers.

Cheers/2

Ed.
>
>   


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