Changing headphone port to microphone port

hp 15-g092sa
i have just bought a hp laptop and didnt realise there was no microphone port , it has a headphone port, and i was wondering if it is possble to change the port to a mic port temp for me to plug a mini disc player into it and use the sound recorder to record the music, i bought the laptop with the purpose of converting old mini discs to mp3 and i cant believe the one laptop i bought has no mic input.
would love your help
thanks tracey

Hi,
Your machine should have micophone and haedphone port combo:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c04372331
You can use that same port for both headphones and microphone. It is designed to use headset (for chatting) such as:
http://www.amazon.com/eForCity%C2%AE-Computer-Headphone-Headset-Microphone/dp/B002ZKNRNA
Regards.
BH
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To be frank, some of the multimedia laptops, with SRS Premium Sound, etc. are having the same speakers as W510 / W520 and is very loud (AFAIK, Dell Inspiron N5110 have the same speakers as W520 and the placement is just below the palmrest like surround sound). Theoretically, it makes the sound less focus and soft, but it works well with that laptop.
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If you want a better sound / mic, you could try my Dolby Home Theater v4 solutions, hopefully it could meet more than your expectations and solve your problems without any cost. In fact, Dolby GUI is more customizable than Conexant. Most of us would not think it's more complicated, as techies would prefers more options to have fun.
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http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/W520-bad-microphone-Usable/m-p/528497
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3. Get a USB solution only if you need multichannel audio, stereo / wave mix or studio grade quality, if you are just using for entertainment, etc. W520 with Dolby Home Theater v4 should be more than sufficient.
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