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?)
>
>  As I can re-install whatever needs to be improved, is it worth it on
such machine?  Do laptops in general have lower quality audio?
> Would another brand improve sound?  Anything from a pentium 1 onward
with a good sound chip would do.  Screen size, other features
> unimporant.
>
>  Prefer not to try to improve a compter that will never play decent. 
Your thoughts!
>
>         Cal
>
>
>
>   
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.

Cheers/2

Ed.
>
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