Help! Dvd surround setup : tv, ps3, sky, wii, to play through dvd surround

[Raz187]

Hi guys,

Thought i knew what i was doing but guess not. Need help setting up my surround. Hope someone can help!

I have an LG 47LD450 TV, Samsung HT- C453, Sony PS3, standard Sky box and a Nintendo Wii. I am looking for everything to play sound through the surround system if possible, not too bothered about the Wii but dont know where to start. Please can you help?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[unadkat]

Originally Posted by Raz187

Hi guys,

Thought i knew what i was doing but guess not. Need help setting up my surround. Hope someone can help!

I have an LG 47LD450 TV, Samsung HT- C453, Sony PS3, standard Sky box and a Nintendo Wii. I am looking for everything to play sound through the surround system if possible, not too bothered about the Wii but dont know where to start. Please can you help?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

you will need an amp if you want to output everything from the homecinema system mate.

The reason I say this is because Home cinema system dont give you enough

1) RCA ports

2) Optical

you can have 2 of them connected... i.e a PS 3 via optical and Sky via RCA

if you want to connect the rest then you would need to keep changing the wires everytime.

I would either look / find a cheap a cheap amp or a 24 channel graphic EQ.

[Raz187]

Thanks. I think the surround system has got an amp? But do i need an external one? Any links to the kind of one i need?

Would connecting all of the devices to the tv and then have the tv digital out connected to the surround work?

[unadkat]

Originally Posted by Raz187

Thanks. I think the surround system has got an amp? But do i need an external one? Any links to the kind of one i need?

your homecinema has got an amp built in but does not have enough Connections at the back for you to connect all devices... i.e like TV , PS 3 SKy and so on all at once


This is why u need either a 24 channel EQ which are obselete and hard to find now... Unless you can find one on ebay or gumtree

If you want a proper digital then I would start looking at ONKYO website or even Richer sounds as well.

they are by far the best amps u can get mate.

Would connecting all of the devices to the tv and then have the tv digital out connected to the surround work?

Doubt this will work but u can try it. As you stated that you wanted the output of the sound to come out from the home cinema system if am right and to do this you would need an AMP I dont think the above work mate.




I have the same setup as you mate where the PC, SKY etc etc all connected to a Graphic EQ 24 channel (12 channel right and 12 channel left ). However this is all connected via the RCA and not optical

which in theory would mean that I would only output stereo 2.0 rather then 5.1.

[Raz187]

Thanks for the help. Going to go into richer sounds on the weekend an have a look at some amps.