Can I listen to TV AND DVD's with surround or ONLY DVD's like my current system?
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I use the system to amplify my TV. It will do both, but not with much "uumph".
1533470
Your "cd system" may have multiple outputs. U can use a different output and go directly to the surround sound. Or you can get a splitter for the output off this block. Either way as long as you have the same connection type it should be simple.
908300
Yes you can. But to enable this you need to follow some steps: 1) Make sure that you have configured and enable Zone 2 on the setup 2) The source that you need to listen on the Zone 2 need to be connected using using analog cables (RCA). So if you want to watch you cable TV on the Main Output and listen to a CD from you DVD device on the Zone 2, this device need to have the analog cables also connected to the receiver input, HDMI audio cannot be routed to Zone 2. 3) Other option is to listen on Zone 2 the Onkyo Network (Pandora, DLNA, etc) or USB Device (MP3, iPod, etc). On my setup I have connected all the sources using both HDMI and Analog (RCA) cables, and I'm able to listen any source on the Zone 2 indenpendently of what I'm watching/listening on the Main 7.1 Output. Regards.
425731
I hooked my DVD player up through my surround sound receiver. From the looks of the back of the TV it looks like you could hook your DVD player to it.
1807566
TV's speakers are sufficient for me I do not intend to add external speakers
1955616
I'm with the others on this... Doesn't sound like it. I'm surprised the DVD player only has the AV options you speak of.
855444
You actually could, on most modern tv's there is an optical connection on the back. I actually do that with my headset, then you can use it for tv and movies if you please. If your tv dosen't then you could use a male to male red and white sound cable. You connect one end to your tv's sound out spot and into the back of the transmitter, but it wouldn't be surround sound. if you are to do that than you are spending extra money on a surround sound headset when you couldn't that features, but the headset might be able to simulate surround sounds; I don't know.
739736
Yes, 1 HDMI & 1 optical, I looked. Internet content like Netflix & Sony rentals will play in Surround Sound, if the program was recorded in surround sound. It still plays otherwise, but you don't hear the speaker effects and not as loud.
1060476
Keep in mind that if you are wanting your tv to output sound to a surround sound system. You can use the optical (toslink) output of tv to a surround sound system.
1955594
The sound system runs through the TV, so any peripherals will have surround sound. Just make sure you have enough HDMI ports
1682238
Does this mean that the speakers on teh TV will still be able to play audio?And that the audio from the DVD needs to get to the Onkyo via optical?So you can use the TV for center speaker, and the rest of the speakers for the soundstage? Sounds good! And also allows the system to remain simple to use (for the wife) without the Onkyo, but can easily become a ciname system at the press of a power button? Wow!
913915
Everything that we have played will play in surround sound as long as we have the system on and the television muted. Everything sounds so much clearer in the surround sound. The only thing we have streamed so far is YouTube videos and they do play in surround sound. To get television shows to play in surround sound we had to purchase an optical cable and mute the television. Easy set up and sounds great!
2085015
We have a surround system with our tv. It doesnt need to have a seperate speaker so the tv speakers should be ok
592178
Most all-in-one 5.1 surround sound systems will be strictly analog, meaning they will only accept RCA audio input. Most current model TV's however have only HDMI or Digital Optical audio output (and in some cases a 3.5 mm headphone jack). If the TV has a headphone jack then a 3.5 mm to RCA cable can be used, otherwise you would indeed need to find a digital to analog audio converter. A work around may also be to use your cable or satellite boxes RCA audio outputs as this will at least get your regular TV audio passed through the system. You would then have to manually connect a DVD or other device when you want to use it or get a small RCA input selector box. Some of these 5.1 units accept 6 individual RCA inputs to offer true 5.1 separation as opposed to spreading a stereo field across 5 speakers, and those units work best with BluRay, DVD players, or PS units that have these tyoe of individualized audio outouts in them). I hope that helps!
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All speakers will play for both, only true surround sound when plugged in TV... and i don't know what they are talking about, this system is wonderful! if you have any questions about it keep posting them, and i'll answer them. I have the system myself and i love it!
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no, you won't be hook up all these system. you'll need a split box... as for as sound system, there's hdmi and usb, so any of those would work
1157247
Im not 100% sure that this system will allow you to use it with your T.V. Audio output , the system isnt mine its my fathers , However I just asked him if you can ise you T.V. Audio out and he said yes but he hasnt figured out exactly how to do it . There are R.C.A. Audio output's on the dvd counsel so there is a way . It will just take some Audio kmowledge to figure it out Sorry if this didnt help... but now that the question has been asked we ate gonne figure it out . feel free to ask again in a couple of days we should have it figured out by then.