| Any way to hook up Pace RNG110 to surround sound? I have some surround speakers from my Blu-ray player that I would like to connect to my STB for surround sound. Is this possible? |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
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Schaumburg, IL | The boxes do not have amplifiers. You will need some form of external amplifier to use speakers connected directly to it. Also, the only way to get surround audio is with a receiver or amp that supports digital audio (coax or optical), or via the HDMI cable. |
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| Ok. So does that mean I need some sort of accessory in order to hook up my 5.1ch speaker wires? |
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| said by anon223 :Ok. So does that mean I need some sort of accessory in order to hook up my 5.1ch speaker wires?
What are the speaker wires attached to now? |
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| The speaker wires are currently attached to my Blu-ray player's 5.1ch input jacks. |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | It sounds more like you have one of those HITB's (Home Theater In a Box). Basically, an integrated receiver and DVD/BD payer. If you post the brand and model, we can see if it supports any alternate audio inputs. |
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| The model is a Samsung HT-BD1250. |
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 lordiebeen there, done that..
join:2001-11-13
Sunnyvale, CA
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| said by anon223 :The model is a Samsung HT-BD1250.
If you want to use listen to 5.1 out of the RNG110, you will need to connect it to your Samsung HT system using an optical cable (not expensive)..
You can not connect the speaker directly to the STB..
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| Ok - thanks. Do you think this one's ok?
»www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex%26%23···p=1&lp=1 |
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lordiebeen there, done that..
join:2001-11-13
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| If it is long enough, it will do..
this one is less expensive.. »www.amazon.com/Basics-Fiber-Opti···-2-spell
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| Wow, that's really cheap! Thanks for the link. |
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| One more question:
If I have my BD player on when I want surround, and turn it off, will cable box automatically revert back to the sound coming from the TV, or will I have to change a setting every time I switch between the TV audio and the A/V audio? |
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lordiebeen there, done that..
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| said by anon223 :One more question:
If I have my BD player on when I want surround, and turn it off, will cable box automatically revert back to the sound coming from the TV, or will I have to change a setting every time I switch between the TV audio and the A/V audio?
I think the digital connection is on all the time, So if you listen via your HT system, you will have lower (to 0) you TV volume or even mute it, otherwise you'll hear it from both places.. . and when you turn off your HT system, you bring the TV volume back up.
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| I actually had an optical cable lying around the house, and hooked it up. The sound was really good, and as I was going through the "setup" on the RNG110, I noticed that "highest" output was "stereo". I have seen Comcast advertise that some programming is 5.1ch, but the cable box seems to only output stereo. Regardless, the sound was good. After enjoying it for a little while, I ended up disconnecting it because it is not a user-friendly setup.
While the cable box is on, the BD player is in some sort of "sleep" mode where it passes on the sound without being on completely (which is good). When I want to watch a Blu-ray, it stays in this "sleep" mode even after I turn it on. And when I want to change a setting on the Blu-ray player while the cable box is on, I can't because it's in sleep mode.
It's nothing overly-difficult, I'm just not satisfied with the awkward steps I have to go through in order to make the Blu-ray (and A/V) receiver function the way it should in all situations without going through tedious menus every time I want to watch a movie (like change the "output" sound on the cable box from "TV speakers" to "stereo", and then back again when I'm finished). I would rather have a more seamless experience and separate the cable box from my Blu-ray player, rather than mixing everything together and having to mess with things every time I want to switch back and forth. |
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| Also, every time I would change a channel when connected to the speakers, the sound would either be very low, or way too high. When I put the volume higher on the lower-volume channels, and then switched it to another channel, the volume would blow my ear drums out!
If I ever wanted to be serious about this, I may hire a home theater guy to set things up correctly... |
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