Cheapest Laptop with Optical Out and HDMI

[vercetti]

Guys. I am looking for a laptop for general use (tally, word, HD movies, etc)...minimal gaming.

I had got a ACER 4 series earlier which had a HDMI port + 5.1 sound output and one of the Audio outs could also work as an optical out.

Want to know if I can get the same feature in any of the new models?

Budget is anything from 15-30k.

Please pour in your suggestions

 

[DarkAngel]

Flipkart.com: Lenovo Essential G Series G570-(59-301881): Computer

Flipkart.com: Acer Aspire AS4750z: Computer

Both are among the cheapest laptops with a HDMI port. But i am not sure about the audio.

Both have Intel 2nd generation Sandy Bridge pentium processor ticking inside them.

 

[Gannu]

I think he's specifically looking for the toslink port from the 3.5mm TRS jack since he intends to connect it to the Z5500. Most recent laptops have this provision and one may notice a faint red glow from the port with 'SPDIF' engraved adjacent to the port.

Arvind, I don't think this may be required since most HDTVs have an optical out port so you can bitstream the audio from the TV to the Z5500, when the laptop is connected to the TV via HDMI. But what I am not sure is if the HDMI port can bitstream 5.1 audio (DTS/Dolby D) in the first place! Some HDMI ports on the motherboards have this limitation. If you have the HDTV in place and your previous laptop, could you connect it this way and check if it works?

 

[vercetti]

Thanks mate... the lenovo looks uber cool...but sadly no 5.1/optical support.