HDMI and blu ray?

wood

if you have a 7.1 surround sound system and it doesn't do HDMI what can you buy so it can do HDMI sound through my system , please i just bought this system and i have blu ray
i have a onkey 7.1 system
and on the screen of the receiver i see it says HDMI and i was woundering how can i get it to work

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If your receiver doesn't have HDMI you can't add it. Any device that did it would be a "kludge" and likely almost as expensive as trading the receiver for one with HDMI.

But it only matters if you have a real need for 7.1 sound (which is still relatively rare). For 5.1 sound you can connect the Blu-ray player via digital coax or optical (whichever the player has .. it' doesn't matter which) ... and run the HDMI for video only direct to the HDTV.

If you have discrete analog outputs (multiple RCA ports on the player (some do) you can also use them to connect to the analogous inputs on the receiver (if it has them). This would be an alternative to optical/coax.

If I buy a Blu-Ray home theater system, do I need to buy a receiver?

Sai Pathur

I want to purchase a Blu-ray 5.1 home theater system. If i buy one of these, do i need to buy a receiver? Can I use my other devices such as a ps3, or antenna with it? Do I somehow connect my other devices with a HDMI cable or something, or use a special cable to take advantage of the surround sound.
The system I'm looking at is this one, http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11653116&search=home+theater&Mo=1&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043%204294967156&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=5000001+4000000&D=home+theater&Ntt=home+theater&No=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1 . Can you give me some deatils about this?

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Most of the Blu-Ray Home Theater systems include a BluRay drive built into a skinny receiver.

Most of these - are glorified disk players with attached speakers. They are NOT designed to be the center hub of a HT system.

The crappy ones have left/right analog input. This only works from a CD player or a MP3 player.

Better units have a single optical input. These ... are halfway decent because most HDTV's have optical outputs which you can feed to this input to get 5.1 sound from whatever you plug into the TV.

The better systems have:

* Separate BluRay disk player
* Big, black receiver with lots of spare inputs
* Separate subwoofer with AC power cord to make it self powered
* 5 monitor style speakers.

These better systems cost a bit more - but are the start of a decent home theater system. The parts can be swapped out if you want something better or a part breaks.

Hope this helps.

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Is it possible to connect my blu ray player directly to 5.1 channel speakers?

ML

I am confused. I have a Philips blu ray player with the following audio outputs: Analog audio Left/Right out, HDMI output, Component Video output, Digital coaxial out, Ethernet, Analog audio 5.1 channel out. Can anyone please tell me if I can connect it directly to a 5.1 channel speaker system ? (that is, with out a separate receiver).

Thank you.

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You need to connect it to an amplifier or amplifier/receiver that handles 5.1 Dolby surround. The bluray player only has a pre-amplifier built in and that only supplies enough signal for the amplifier to use to produce the sound. The player itself cannot drive speakers. You don't need anything really fancy.

Look at http://www.frys.com/product/5959244?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

What use are the built in sound decoders on my blu ray player?

bdiddydawg

Hi i just bought a blu ray player that has built in audio decoders for all the new stuff like DTS-HD etc. How does this work? Can i get those decoders to play through my regular 5.1 system or do i still need a 7.1 reciever to play them? I was looking a receiver with all the HD type decoders on it but do i need them on both the blue ray and the receiver?

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You need either your player OR your receiver to decode the audio formats, but you don't need both. If your receiver doesn't have HDMI 1.3 you'll need your player to decode it. The catch is your player will have to have analog outputs and your receiver will have to have analog inputs. Now you're 5.1 receiver probably has the inputs, but your player probably doesn't have analog outs-most do not. If you list your receiver and player models I can take a look and see if it's possible.

If you're receiver and player don't meet these requirements, you'll need to consider that when buying a receiver. You can find a receiver that will do 7.1 and decode the audio formats internally for about $400+

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What are the best home theater system for a 1080p HDTV and blu-ray DVD player?

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T J

I recently purchased a HDTV with 1080p and a blu-ray DVD player (PS3), and wonder what are home theater systems that would provide better outcomes at a reasonable cost (<$500). Do I need to buy a system or a receiver and separate speakers with capacity of 7.1 channel and HDMI 1.3 output?. Any recommendations on particular brand name and model?

Thanks ahead of time for your help!

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The above answer will give you amazing sound, but that solution takes a lot of time and money. If you want a "quick fix" that yields entirely decent results, consider the Onkyo lineup of HT systems. It won't match up to the piece-by-piece assembly outlined by Robert P, but it will be a once-and-done expenditure that delivers admirable results. As long as you get a receiver with analog 5.1 or 7.1 inputs, HDMI 1.3 will not be as important. Especially if you do not buy a high-end system like the one described above, you would not really reap the benefits of having a 1.3 receiver.

What's the CHEAPEST way to send the 5.1 audio to my speakers?

Joe B

I have a blu ray player with optical output. I have Logitech PC 5.1 Speakers with analog input. What's the cheapest way I can get the audio from the BD player to my speakers?

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Connect the optical out to the TV and then RCA red and white out from the TV to the speakers...but it will only be in stereo..analog will not transmit 5.1 that must be done in digital with some kind of decoder.

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Can I connect my Xbox 360 to a DVD player using a optical cable to take advantage of 5.1 surround sound.?

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SSJ Marco

I want to connect my 360 to a upconverting dvd player connected to my hdtv via hdmi. The dvd player is connected to a 5.1 receiver via "red & white" plugs that doesn't have an optical cable input. Is it possible to connect everything together? Xbox to DVD to both Receiver and HDTV?

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X-box, PS3, Blu-ray and HD-DVD players have the same connections as a standard DVD player, such as Composite, S-Video, and Component video. OUTPUTS as well as Analog Stereo and Digital Optical and Digital Coaxial Audio OUTPUTS.
By utilizing the receiver it provides the capability to switch between your different components, i.e Xbox, DVD, and uses its internal amplifier to drive your speakers for audio and push the video to your display. Just look as to what is labled an OUTPUT and what is INPUT.

do i need to connect the cable box, 360, and blu ray to the receiver?

AliB

I am setting up a HT and am clueless about this stuff. I have an old receiver and am wondering if I just hook it up to the TV and speakers or if i need to hook it up to the cable box, blu ray, and 360.
thanks sound labs. So I run the audio RCA to the receiver and the video to the tv? i don't have many details but i will pull it out and get more. Can I use both surround sound speakers and two of the tall standing up speakers at the same time?

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If you have an old skool receiver, you can still get some decent sound out of this.

Ok, I'll assume it's an old, stereo only rig. You'll run all of your video outputs like the 360, blu ray, and cable to the TV. Just worry about getting the picture to the TV.

Next, you gotta run sound. I don't own a 360 but I assume it has standard stereo RCA outputs. Run those to the receiver. You can use any input you want, like AUX or tape or CD and such. repeat for whatever else you have.

Next you have to connect your speakers to the speaker connection on the receiver.

If you have a surround sound receiver, you have more options when it comes to blu ray.

Ok, if the receiver has a digital input usually optical but sometimes a coaxial digital input, that's great. Connect the digital audio output (optical) from the blu ray to the same style input on the receiver.

If you have an older receiver that was called 'digital ready' it might have a set of 5.1 RCA inputs. Those were included so that those old receivers that didn't have digital decoders could connect to DVD players from many years ago that had 5.1 analog outputs.

If both your blu ray and receiver have these connections you can get true surround sound this way as well.

To make this all work, you'll need all the surround speakers. 5.1 sound is a total of six speakers. left, right, center, right rear, and left rear. the .1 part is the subwoofer.

I hope I didn't confuse you more. There is so much to know but really it isn't that hard. Please give more info about your receiver, I'd be glad to help you further.

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