Posted: 1/24/2008 7:32:05 AM EDT
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OK, I've been hankering to do a minor upgrade and add some 5.1 audio to my TV set-up. Calling it a "home theater" is way too generous. Anyway, I will have the following components: Samsung HDTV Generic VHS/DVD player/recorder Samsung Upscaling DVD player Sony HT-DDW790 5.1 receiver and speakers (planned purchase) I'd like to be able to run the TV sound through the receiver. I'd like to be able to listen to CDs (via the samsung DVD player) on the receiver. I currently have the VHS/DVD combo unit hooked up via RCA Component cables to the TV. I have the Panasonic DVD player hooded to the TV via an HDMI cable. What's the best way to interconnect all this stuff? |
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I'm not familiar with your specific components, but can answer generically. YOu should be able to accomplish all that yu want. For the TV, most TV's have an RCA audio out (output) of RCA variety. Cable from these over to your new receiver input for TV. I would suggest cutting your TV speaks off and using only the HT speakers. YOu did not mention if you use cable or satellite, but those tuning boxes also have audio out if you want to run sound directly from them over to your new receiver as an alternative from the back of the TV. Connect your Samsung DVD player's audio output into your new receiver and the optical output to your TV. (Optical is normally yellow on RCA style inputs) If you are just using this for listening to CD's you do not need to connect the optical to the TV. For your VHS/DVD combo, the same can be used as I described for the Samsung DVD player, I'm sure you will want to connect the Optical to the TV in this case so you can watch VHS tapes you may have. For the Panasonic DVD player retain the HDMI connection to the TV. If this is the main unit you will use to watch DVD's connect this to you new receiver using the RCA audio outputs from the DVD - there may be six [left, right, center, rear left, rear right and sub]. However, if you have an S/PDIF audio out you can use one cable to carry the surround sound signal to your new receiver, if the receiver has and S/PDIF input. For the ultimate you can use optical S/PDIF, but if you are not that much into HT, don't worry about it. Remember audio outputs to the receiver and optical to the TV - this will keep all sound controlled by the new receiver and the TV handles picture. Also, remember which TV input you used for each device so you can select the correct input with the TV remote. |