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I'm planning to buy a Macbook soon (the standard 2.0ghz Core 2 Duo one) but I wanted to ask some current owners a couple of questions first. All I'm going to use the Macbook for are basic tasks such as surfing the web and word processing. The only system intensive task I want to perform is playing 720p/1080i video (movies and/or home videos). I have a desktop PC hooked up to my HDTV now, but I'd rather get rid of it and just plug the Macbook in occasionally to watch a movie or whatever.
The 2 concerns I have are: i) Does the digital optical output actually work? Were any of you actually able to find this cable? How's the 5.1 sound quality, if anyone has heard it? ii) Is the Intel GMA 950 'video card' along with the 2.0 processor powerful enough to show h.264/x.264 videos without lagging/chopping?
All responses are of course greatly appreciated, but I would most love a reply from a current same model Macbook owner actually watching HD video with surround sound. Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
Message was edited by: Scooby_WRX

the digital output is spidif so the 5.1 would be emulated not true 5.1.

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