Re: 5.1 Audio Support for Touchsmart Laptop

Hi, Joe:

Welcome to the HP Consumer Support Forum.

I am not an audio expert but looking at the specs for your notebook at the link below and reading the users guide, it appears to have support for enhanced audio.

The product specs state it has Altec Lansing speakers with SRS Premium Sound

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01801117&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3998680

I looked up what SRS Premium Sound is and it appears to describe 5.1 quality audio.

http://hothardware.com/News/SRS-Introduces-Premium-Sound-Suite-for-PCs/

Chapter 2, page 4 of the users guide indicates that the jack labeled 5 in the illustration is an S/PDIF jack and the description of the jack states:   Provides enhanced audio performance, including surround sound

and other high-end audio output.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01642831.pdf