I want a home theater setup and need suggestions on how to use my current equipment. I have an A/V amp, a 5.1 surround sound speaker system and will have a flat screen HDTV soon. I want to use my existing sound system but don't have any HDMI jacks on my circa 2001 amp. I want an HDTV monitor without the tuner because I intend to use a satelite box and component DVD player for input. If I get a new all-in-one home theater player/amp/speaker system, I'll have to ditch my current amp and fantastic Bose Accoustamas speaker system. Don't like that idea.
You don't have to have an amp with an HDMI output, you can run the audio and video separately. The audio can go to the amp and the video go directly to the HDTV.
For your sound you should use a optical cable from your satellite receiver to your sound system.If you don't have optical on your sound receiver then use RCA jacks. I would recommend a HD satellite receiver.I have Dishnetwork receiver and can record HD programs though it to a external harddrive for storage, when I play it back its all HD and 5.1 surround just great.
Call this number or take it in here, its a very reputable repair/service center in Los Angeles Called "Solutions" (Elliott Smith Wall)...they know anything/everything about music and Hifi, I always get my stuff there.
Keep in mind you do not have to replace your receiver or speaker system so long as you connect your video sources directly to the new tv. Hopefully you're Bose speaker system does have an amplified bass module and not a passive one. If so, you may want to replace your Bose system to a more current version that does have an amplified bass module instead. If you do replace your receiver with one that has hdmi switching, it will make it much easier to do all your video and audio switching throught the receiver and not use separate commands to change video source and then audio source with your remote or remotes. Maybe think out which would you rather be able to do...save money but maybe need to jump through more hoops to make stuff work or spend the money and make stuff real easy to use so everyone who uses it doesn't complain about how the system is too hard to operate. Good luck.
Hi, friend. I suggest you could buy a HD projector to enjoy the biggest screen picture. Through the projector, you could enjoy more than 110" picture, but the price is very less than 110" LCD moniter.
Some suggestions to avoid being fleesed by the ever changing "interface connection" merry-go-round of the A-V equipment market. ****** 1.) Surround Sound Audio: You already have a receiver with 5.1 Dolby Digital & probably DTS surround sound processors in your receiver, which means you also have either digital fiber-optic audio input connections, or digital coaxial audio input connections, or both. Both your satellite box and your DVD player should have outputs for digital surround sound, so hook these to the digital audio inputs of your receiver. That should give you your surround sound, after the necessary audio balancing on the receiver. ***** 2.) HDMI: Assuming that both your satellite box and your DVD player have HDMI outputs, you can connect these directly to HDMI input interfaces on the HDTV. Should you only have only one HDMI input on the TV, or have the need to connect more HDMI items then inputs, buy one of the new HDMI A-V switchers to keep from having to connect & disconnect HDMI cables. By the way, the HDMI cable has both video and audio signals, so there is no need for a separate audio connection to the HDTV. ***** 3.) No HDMI on Media Source: Let's assume that either your satellite box, or you DVD player ( or both) do NOT have a HDMI output, then use the "Component" ( three color RCA connector; Y,Pb,Pr ) connections between the Sat-box/DVD and the HDTV. However, now you will also need to make a corresponding audio connection corresponding to each "Component" cable connection. This could be either some type of digital input, or an older stereo input ( depending on available outputs and inputs ). Since you will probably not even want to use the speakers on the HDTV while using the surround sound system, this is just in case you want to watch a program that doesn't have or benefit from surround sound. ****** Hope this is helpful. If you have questions, please post a reply.
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