Freebirdz75

Hi --

you wrote:

"Letter to Hewlett Packard I wrote this letter to HP today. People need to stand up for their rights.

To whom it may concern:

I purchased an HP laptop recently on purpose, knowing it did not have internal recording features. I wanted to see how HP would work with me to rectify this situation. I am an avid blogger and musician, recreationally. I am thinking about quitting my job and blogging full-time. Why, you may ask? .....

.....Now, if Conexant (your soundcard manufacturer) produced soundcards that did not have the "waveout mix" option, as unfortunate as that may be, it would be much more tolerable. Purposely disabling a feature because of the RIAA is a horrible business move, and a lot of people know that HP has done this (I am making it my job to inform all the people who are law-abiding citizens that utilize this feature legally, and anyone who will listen, and tell them what you have done). I have no economic restraints, and a lot of time on my hands. Additionally, I have eight days left to return this laptop, and purchase a Dell, which now has stereo-mix features incorporated once again in their computers.
..... Do your part, and provide Conexant updates."



Freebirdz75,
Thank you for this important information!

I just purchased an HP dv9815nr and quickly realized the absence of the Line In feature for recording streaming audio. My business requires constant continuing education including webinars, classes, audio downloads, etc. and I was extremely disappointed to learn that this missing feature was not a bug, but an intentional act by HP to limit our ability to record streaming audio. Have you found a solution, yet? I found a few threads of people with work-arounds for tweaking Dell sound card driver codes in order to re-enable the Line In and Stereo Mix functions, but haven't found anything for HP, yet.

Surely, with all the brain-power out there, there must be someone who can tweak the Conexant driver code to re-engage these features, yes?


Please let me know if you have any advice for me. I am considering returning my HP to Best Buy, tomorrow, as the inability to record online is a deal-breaker for me.

Thanks, again.

bmccallister