Re: Sound through the HDTV cable dvr box or buy a seperate sound system???
- From: Gary A. Edelstein <edelsgNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:24:08 -0600
On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:35:22 -0500, "Steve" <yeah@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I called Comcast to upgrade my box to their top of the line Motorola duel
>tuner DVR. I looked it up online and it had Dolby 5.1 sound connections. It
>would be a neater install if I could eliminate the surround sound receiver
>and just use the rented cable box for sound. I would then just buy surround
>speakers....
>
>What do I loose by using the cable box for sound?
>
>I guess the main concern is the sound quality and volume..? compared to a
>dedicated receiver.
>Probably fewer inputs \ outputs ? Not sure how I'd hook up the DVD? (don't
>use it much anyway)
>
I think you will still need the receiver. I've never seen a cable box
or cable DVR with a built in amp and DD decoder. Are you sure the
Motorola has a built in amp and speaker connections? If it has those,
does it then have inputs for external audio and video for say a DVD
player?
>Also, regarding a surround sound receiver, I see that some of them have
>video inputs. Should I send video through the receiver?
>Right now I'm using component cables from HDTV Cable box to the Sanyo front
>projector with the audio going from the cable box directly to the surround
>receiver. (I stole this cheap set from my upstairs TV until I decide what to
>do in the Home theater room...)
>
Video switching on receivers is for convenience only. The switching
allows you to switch audio and video simultaneously. You are not
required to route your video through it. In your case however, with a
projector, it may be necessary to use receiver component switching
with a cable box and DVD player and a single component input on the
projector.
Gary E
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