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Desi # 1
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Posted on: 12-06-08 09:58:43

Tech experts:

I bought a Sony Home Theatre and LCD TV.

I connected my digital box (Cable) to LCD TV.
But I want that sound should comeout of the home theatre speakers. Guy at FS suggested that I should buy a S Video cable from Digital box to TV and Audio cable (red and white, I suppose) from Digital Box to Home theatre.

I am wondering before I buy S Video cable, is it correct?

Also, I saw S video from Philips with gold plated (blah blah) - Is it a good cable for this purpose or anyother suggestion please

thanks

hchheda
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Posted on: 12-06-08 10:08:49

Quote:
Originally posted by Desi # 1

Tech experts:

I bought a Sony Home Theatre and LCD TV.

I connected my digital box (Cable) to LCD TV.
But I want that sound should comeout of the home theatre speakers. Guy at FS suggested that I should buy a S Video cable from Digital box to TV and Audio cable (red and white, I suppose) from Digital Box to Home theatre.

I am wondering before I buy S Video cable, is it correct?

Also, I saw S video from Philips with gold plated (blah blah) - Is it a good cable for this purpose or anyother suggestion please

thanks

I am not sure which Digital box you are having - is it the HD or the regular?

If its regular digital box, then what he suggested is right, though for better picture I would recommend using component video for picture. Also, if both your digital box AND your receiver have a digital coax for audio, I would suggest to use that connection instead of the regular red/white.

Finally, gold tips do make a difference in the long run especially if you have moisture in your room. But the difference will be known only to those who have an 'ear' to detect it.

If the Digital box is HD, I would suggest you use the HD cable from box to TV. The audio connection could be the same as above.

Remember, HT experience is much more than just cables and connections - however the comments are limited to these items only.

Enjoy!

Hiren

Desi # 1
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Posted on: 12-06-08 10:25:43

I have a regular digital box. I am not a tech expert. What is component video? Is it a cable with Yellow, White and Red. But I am using that currently. Also, receiver does not have a digital coax (I believe you are referring to digital audio output).

hchheda
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Posted on: 12-06-08 14:02:48

Quote:
Quote:
Originally posted by Desi # 1

I am not sure which Digital box you are having - is it the HD or the regular?

If its regular digital box, then what he suggested is right, though for better picture I would recommend using component video for picture. Also, if both your digital box AND your receiver have a digital coax for audio, I would suggest to use that connection instead of the regular red/white.

Finally, gold tips do make a difference in the long run especially if you have moisture in your room. But the difference will be known only to those who have an 'ear' to detect it.

If the Digital box is HD, I would suggest you use the HD cable from box to TV. The audio connection could be the same as above.

Remember, HT experience is much more than just cables and connections - however the comments are limited to these items only.

Enjoy!

Hiren

I have a regular digital box. I am not a tech expert. What is component video? Is it a cable with Yellow, White and Red. But I am using that currently. Also, receiver does not have a digital coax (I believe you are referring to digital audio output).

Component video are set of 3 wire red/green/blue, meant for high quality video reproduction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_video

The yellow/red/white is called RCA A/V (audio video) cables of which only the yellow has all the video information. The red and white carry the stereo audio information.

Based on what you already have, try both s-video and component video, see if you notice the difference and keep the one you like. You can also return the other one to Futureshop for full refund.

For Audio you can connect the red and white from Digital box to AUX inp of your receiver.

BTW, assuming your TV is HD, how good is the picture (after you change the cables) on your TV with a standard definition digital box?

Enjoy.

Hiren

Cyberian
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Posted on: 12-06-08 18:00:42

Quote:
Originally posted by Desi # 1

Tech experts:

I bought a Sony Home Theatre and LCD TV.

I connected my digital box (Cable) to LCD TV.
But I want that sound should comeout of the home theatre speakers. Guy at FS suggested that I should buy a S Video cable from Digital box to TV and Audio cable (red and white, I suppose) from Digital Box to Home theatre.

I am wondering before I buy S Video cable, is it correct?

Also, I saw S video from Philips with gold plated (blah blah) - Is it a good cable for this purpose or anyother suggestion please

thanks

For best quality audio you need to use digital audio cable or optical cable provided your home theater is capable of playing digital audio. Digital socket is orange and looks like a regular RCA socket and digital audio optical connector is black and pentagonal in shape. You should be able to see red light coming out of the socket. I have seen viewsat boxes which desis use to watch desi channels from Di$h network have an optical connector. You can find more info here.

http://www.ramelectronics.net/howto-av.ep

ani70
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Posted on: 12-06-08 22:50:59

For the best HD quality video ouput(1080P or 1080i) you have to use HDMI 1.3.You need HD receiver/cable box with HDMI output on it.Regular cable box maximum could have component video output.Component video output is better than S video.
For digital quaility audio(it's much much better than regular audio) you need digital audio cable

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10019059&catid=25330

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