How would you connect Xbox 360, PS3 and regular tv to get surround sound? I mean in an HD TV I read in one of the reviews of this that you can some how hook it up so that more than one device would get surround sound and I was just wondering how exactly would you do that. any help would be appreciated. How would you connect Xbox 360, PS3 and regular tv to get surround sound? I mean in an HD TV I read in one of the reviews of this that you can some how hook it up so that more than one device... » Read More How would you connect Xbox 360, PS3 and regular tv to get surround sound? I mean in an HD TV I read in one of the reviews of this that you can some how hook it up so that more than one device would get surround sound and I was just wondering how exactly would you do that. any help would be appreciated. « Show Less
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My ipod will not work it keeps telling me its not connected I feel the ipod cord connecter is faulty or it may be the internal input? any one have this problem,what can I do?
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the easiest way, i think, would be to connect everything to your TV and run a single audio out to your surround sound system. I personnally use an optical out from my tv to my home theater set up as my TV has far more connections than my receiver.
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is it not possible to get sound out of the rear speakers from these when watching tv/playing xbox 360....do you have to have a receiver?
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My ipod will not work on my samsung surround sound ,is this a common problem? and di I need to get a new ipod connecter,or is this internal?
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If you are using another system, like say a video gaming console, you will not get true surround sound. The audio will only play from the front 4 speakers for any other device that is not directly coming from the dvd player system.
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I have connected to my surround sound receiver, then have connected my directv, ps3, and wii to 3 of the 8 ports. With a push of a button, I can switch any of them to the surround sound. I would imagine anything else I connected to it would work as well. So I dont see why a cd player or tape deck wouldnt work the same.
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I had a similar problem on my Xbox 360 through HDMI. The trick that worked for me was to set the AUDIO OUT under the HDMI settings in the receiver menu to AMP. It was set to AMP/TV and for some reason that doesn't allow for DTS or Dolby Digital. Good luck!
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Did you use the cd for set up?? I followed the instructions from the manual and the cd. We only had some problems with getting the playstation sound through the sound system not the tv.
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I've got an identical setup (but a blue ray instead of XBox) and it works. There should be a setting on your home theater system that would allow to transmit sound to rear speakers. I have a Sony 5.1 surround system and I have to press "Sound Field" several times until I find the correct setting... Hope this helps - you can email me at mplavnik@gsb.uchicago.edu for additional questions.
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Your TV, cable box, PS3 should be plug in Bank 1 and your AV receiver in Bank 3. As far as The sub goes I have mine plug in a different wall outlet using Monster Cable MP SW 200 Subwoofer Power Center, it work wonders, my system sounds amazing. Hope this help.
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What 2 channel types do you have?I tried connecting my Bose directly to the PS3's digital optical port, which works perfectly fine. In fact, I think the quality is slightly better than hooking it up from the TV's digital optical output but the only limitation is that you won't be able to output regular tv from your bose speakers.
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This unit as far as I have read has a conventional RCA Plug style red and white stereo input that would work with an original Xbox flawlessly if you use the supplied Composite A/V cable for the xbox. As far as getting 5.1 surround sound from that connection I am unsure. I am sure that there is an adapter somewhere that plugs into the xbox and outputs a digital sound signal of either optical or coaxial types.
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Hi missy, your DIRECTV Receiver SHOULD have an HDMI output. If indeed it's an HD Receiver. Just connect it straight to one of your HDMI Inputs on your display. What model do you have? H20, HR21?For your onkyo, you should connect your DIRECTV straight to your surround system, using an optical or digital coaxial cable.PS3? I don' t know much about game consoles. I'll ask my brother who knows more about this than I do, and get back to you.
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If all three devices are connected through HDMI then yes, you can still play games and watch tv in surround sound. Just make sure your HDMI cables support audio return. All you have to do is set the home theatre to the "TV" input. It should automatically feed off of your tv's sound, whether or not its coming from your ps3 or receiver. I do the same at home with this system.
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Im having an issue with this. I contacted Sony and they told me to hook up my: Bluray &gt; HDMI &gt; TV Bluray &gt; Optical Cable &gt; Home Theater Home Theater &gt; HDMI &gt; TV When i play my dvds on my home theater i get the full surround sound, BUT when i play my blurays i dont. I get the same sound from my front right speakers and my right rear speakers (same thing for the left side). Does anyone have a solution? or having these same issues? My Equipment: Sony Bravia KDL46V5100, Sony HDX589w Home Theater, Samsung P3600 BluRay Player
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Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds... » Read More Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. « Show Less
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I used it to get xbox 360 to an older rear projection TV. The xbox 360 has a optical output which has to audio. There is no cheap way to strip out the audio from the HDMI signal. This allowed the least dollar cost to get the audio to the TV.
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That's because your optical cable is running from the receiver to the television, not to the PS3. Anything playing on your television will play through all your surround speakers. You would have to run the optical cable directly from the receiver to the PS3 to get the sound strictly from the PS3.My setup is the same as yours.
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I second this question. I dont plan on getting a PS3 (i own a 360 :-), but I too have heard problems with it not working with HDMI on other things like Direct Tv's box and stuff. Any help would be great!
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The speakers have to plug into the DVD box it comes with. If you want to have your PS3 play sound through the speakers, you have 2 options, (unless you have a TV with arc HDMI. I did not have this.) Your first option, use an optical audio cable to direct the sound from te TV to the DVD box. Your second option, use A/V cables to play sound from the PS3 or TV to the DVD box. If you don't have those cables, you can find them for pretty cheap in various places. I used A/v for my Xbox until I bought an optical audio cable. They both work well, but you'll get better results with the optical audio cable. Bare in mind, you'll have to have the DVD box on in order for the sound to come through. Hope this helps! The speakers have to plug into the DVD box it comes with. If you want to have your PS3 play sound through the speakers, you have 2 options, (unless you have a TV with arc HDMI. I did not have this.) Your first option, use an optical audio cable to direct the sound from te TV to the DVD box. Your second option, use A/V cables to play sound from the PS3 or TV to the DVD box. If you don't have those cables, you can find them for pretty cheap in various places. I used A/v for my Xbox until I bought an optical audio cable. They both work well, but you'll get better results with the optical audio... » Read More The speakers have to plug into the DVD box it comes with. If you want to have your PS3 play sound through the speakers, you have 2 options, (unless you have a TV with arc HDMI. I did not have this.) Your first option, use an optical audio cable to direct the sound from te TV to the DVD box. Your second option, use A/V cables to play sound from the PS3 or TV to the DVD box. If you don't have those cables, you can find them for pretty cheap in various places. I used A/v for my Xbox until I bought an optical audio cable. They both work well, but you'll get better results with the optical audio cable. Bare in mind, you'll have to have the DVD box on in order for the sound to come through. Hope this helps! « Show Less