Laptop/DVD hookup?

[rpenner54]

Hey guys. I plan on taking a road trip this summer. I have a laptop with a DVD player in it. It has a mini-din out-put for speakers or head-phones. Is there anyway to tie that into the Explorers speakers? I have some Kenwood 5-1/4's that I will be running. I am not sure which headunit I will run yet though. I have a few sony's and I can always borrow Maranda's Blaupunk. Anyways anyone know of a way to do this?

Also I have a couple of amps. If I were to wire the speakers to these, that would give me better sound then just wiring to the head unit correct?


Thanks!

 

[flyguy]

The only way I know to do it, is to buy a deck with an aux input. I have my PDA hooked up to my stereo like this. Also, odds are your amp would do better than your deck. Unless its a really crappy amp and you just bought a really good deck.

nick

 

[ahhjaws]

The only way I know of is again an aux input. I have a CD player in my X that has that. I have my Walkman connected to it.

 

[Heath]

What about using one of those tape converter things, you know that people used so that they could use their discman in their cars when they only had a tape deck... I bet that would work, just plug it into the speaker/headphone port on the laptop...

 

[rpenner54]

Hmm Bummer... I have thought about the tape converter thing and it does work, however I will be putting a CD-Player in because I need some CD's too...

Well that's okay, I will just run some computer speakers in the cab. Or maybe just few headphones for all the girls...

The amp is a good one, I just have never put it in never had a good place to mount it in the 2-door.

 

[flyguy]

tape adapters suck. I like those Radio hook ups that broadcast to a radio station better.

nick