will dVD player audio be output through optical connection even though i also have the player hooked up to TV with HDMI, which also outputs audio?
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I would suggest checking the settings on the DVD player. Many will have multiple options for audio output.
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We took the receiver out and hooked it up to our TV. It will hook directly to an audio source. Not sure about plugging it into a DVD player, but will plug in to the television the DVD is connected to.
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Jimmy, looks like it can output to your tv. The flowing from Colby web site"A/V output connections (DVD mode only)"Hope this helps
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Yes If the DVD Player has Video RCA video Output (Yellow connector) or SVGA connector. The speakers (RCA red and white) are low power so the sound will not be so good. Beware It's 800x600 resolution so the image will not be the standard 1080p
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the... » Read More Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. « Show Less
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Does the cd player have coax or optical digital output? If so it will work fine.
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It has 1 optical in. So if you wanted to you can connect it that way or by the analog audio cables (red and white) from DVD player
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Yes you can but you have to make sure you have the right one. I run HDMI from the dvd player to the TV. My audio out on the TV is coax and the audio in on my soundbar is an optical audio. I used this to convert coax audio from the TV to optical audio on the soundbar and it works great. You can also get one that converts optical audio to coax audio, so you have to be careful that you get the right one.
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Yes. I connected the RCA jacks of the TV listener directly to my DVD player's audio output. Now the sound I get is completely independent of the volume I set on my TV as long as I'm watching through my DVD player.
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Possibly, but highly unlikely. I've never seen a DVD player that has an 3.5mm audio output. DVD players will have outputs to accommodate these possible plug formats: RCA (the red/white round plugs like you see pictured here), digital coaxial (looks a little like an RCA plug, but there's only one and it has an orange circle lining the plug), digital optical (has a little fiber optic bubble at the end of it), and HDMI (looks kinda like a USB slot). Additionally, most external speakers get their signal from stranded speaker cable that you strip the insulator off of and plug directly into the speaker's input ports. This is a pre-amplified signal from an amplifier, meaning that the speakers themselves do NOT have any kind of AC adapter that plugs into a power outlet. NOW. One thing that IS possible is that the external speakers you're talking about is a small set of powered speakers that are usually used for computers. It would have a 3.5mm input (like a headphone jack) that accepts the stereo input, and then there's a wire that connects the speaker with the input to ther other speaker, and the one with the input also accepts an AC adapter that you plug into a wall. If this is the kind of setup that you're talking about, then yes. This WILL work. Plug the RCA plugs into the RCA output of the DVD player, and the 3.5mm plug into the 3.5mm input on the speakers, and you'll be good to go. If you could provide details on your speakers and what they're plugged into, I could give a more concise and accurate answer.
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Your cable box may have 2 output connections run a pair from that to the DVD player you should be okay that way!
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Hi Miranda,Being a DVD player only (and not a surround system/DVD combo), you only have the standard digital output (coax style, NOT optical) and the red/white RCA outputs. You would need to purchase an amplifier to hook your speakers to after using the 2 outputs I just described. What model is your old Philips? If I can look that one up, I can probably give you an even better answer.Mike
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Do you want the sound to go into your TV from your DVD player? If so, this device won't do that. It converts a digital coaxial signal into an optical signal. I use it to run sound from my TV to my soundbar. My TV only has coaxial out and my soundbar only has optical in.
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I used my optical audio output on my tv to get sound from my wii. Everything else comes from the hdmi inputs.Cable box (Input SAT), roku ( input dvd), and buleray player(input BD) all hooked up hdmi to the sony tower then hdmi to tv.Wii hooked up with component connectors to tv then a optical audio cable from tv to sony tower (input TV).
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I have these hooked up to a Sony receiver. Not sure of the outputs on your dvd player. Does it have speaker terminals? if not then these will not work with it. Hope this helps. WDJ
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No. Garbage in = garbage out. You must connect your DVD player using an HDMI cable in order to get an HDMI output to your TV.
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The optical cable goes from the digital audio output of the TV to the optical in port of the unit and then your external speakers to audio output ports. Good luck.