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New member Username: Musketeeerx
Post Number: 4
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 02:23 am: |
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Hi,
I'm looking at some HTIB that only have a couple of digital inputs. One of them the Sony Home Theater System (HT-DDW700)only has one. HOwever, I have three devices that I wish to get surround sound from... Dvd upconver, nintendo wii, and cable box.
I was wondering if you hooked up all your external devices (eg, dvd, game system, cable box) to the tv, and then ran a digital audio wire from the tv to the recevier, would you still get 5.1 surround system with all those devices? |
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Gold Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
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Post Number: 1349
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 09:03 am: |
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Actually, the Sony receiver has one optical and one coax digital audio inputs.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_Display ProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=HTDDW700
That still leaves you one short. You did not specify what types your output devices have (coax or optical), but if two of them have optical the solution is relatively cheap and easy. You could get an optical switcher such as this:
http://www.emtcompany.com/products/av-accessories/ads1000-recoton-toslink-optica l-cable-selector-switch-box.htm?gclid=CNrjrs3wnooCFQ6kWAoddmxjmw
Unfortunately, I have not seen a simple and cheap coax (SPDIF) switcher. Most cost as much or more than this Sony HTIB.
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Gold Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 3293
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 10:57 am: |
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The TV would have to have a digital input, mine doesn't, but maybe some do. You couldn't connect the analog L/R to the TV and get 5.1 out of it. Look for a receiver with more inputs. Sony speakers and receivers don't sound very good. Go and listen to some before just deciding you want Sony. |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 12822
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 11:00 am: |
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Are you set on getting a Sony HTIB? |
New member Username: Musketeeerx
Post Number: 5
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 12:00 pm: |
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thanks guys... not set on getting a HTIB... this just seemed to be the best way to get what i needed at a cheap price. |
New member Username: Musketeeerx
Post Number: 6
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 12:05 pm: |
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The Wii's only has comoponent cables and no digital outputs. It will only produce dolby prologic II.
The Cable Box--digital optical and coax digital(i believe)
The upconverter has digital optical output. |
Gold Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
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Post Number: 1352
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 09:26 pm: |
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Hey guys I'm not a big Sony fanboy, but what's better at under $200?? With speakers...
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=4086770&JRSource=nextag.dataf eed.SON+HTDDW700
"The Wii's only has comoponent cables and no digital outputs. It will only produce dolby prologic II."
Component cables carry video only. The Nintendo must have some sort of audio output....
"The Cable Box--digital optical and coax digital(i believe)
The upconverter has digital optical output."
It's rare for a cable box to have both optical and coax outputs, but if so you could use the optical out on the DVD and the coax out on the cable box. If the Nintendo does not have either type of digital audio output, you cannot get 5.1 surround out of it. If it has R/L audio line outputs, you could connect it up to the receiver that way.
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Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 12865
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 11:19 pm: |
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So true! |
New member Username: Wader
Post Number: 3
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 02:45 am: |
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On the Wii audio output:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/733/733464p7.html
. . . Wii does not feature an optical output and therefore no support for the Dolby Digital surround sound standard. Like GameCube, Wii's audio output consists of left/right analog channels that simulate surround sound using the Dolby Pro Logic II matrix. Most, if not all Wii games will run in Dolby Pro Logic II. . . |
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New member Username: Siksika
Post Number: 1
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 05:50 pm: |
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I hope I'm in the right place but here goes.
I recently bought an LCD HD TV to replace a rear-projection HD.
The new TV has an HDMI connection whereas the old one didn't. In the old one, I ran the digital audio from my HD receiver through a toslink to the system receiver. For video, I hooked up component cables from the HD receiver to the TV.
I'm using the same setup with the new LCD. Do I need HDMI if I'm using the toslink for digital audio?
If using HDMI is recommended, then I would still have to run the audio from the TV to sound system receiver. It seems to me that would be taking the long way around; HD receiver to TV to system receiver.
The guy who sold me the TV said I don't need HDMI if I'm using the TV for video only and not for sound. He said the HDMI video quality doesn't differ much from component quality.
If that's true, can the same be said for digital audio quality directly from the receiver through a toslink to the system receiver? |
Gold Member Username: Arande2
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Post Number: 1147
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 06:09 pm: |
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I would just recommend what you did with the rear-projection. |
Gold Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
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Post Number: 1363
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 11:19 pm: |
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"I would just recommend what you did with the rear-projection."
Yeah, what Andre said.  There's no need to fix what already works. HDMI will not improve on the Dolby Digital signal you get on some channels over the toslink cable you've been using.
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