can you plug up the speakers into a tv without using the dvd box
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The answer is no you cannot connect the speakers directly to the television without the DVD box
1095368
Yes, but unless you run them through the unit you will not get true surround sound.
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It comes with an optical cable to connect with the corresponding outlet on your television. That allows you to send DVD and Blu-Ray audio through the speaker. Unless your DVD player can also play CDs, running that audio through your speaker could be a problem.
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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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No DVD. Just connect the speakers to your receiver and you will be ready to go.
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Ann, These speakers need to connect to a receiver or amplifier. You can then connect the DVD player sound to the amplifier or receiver as well.Eric C
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I think NOT. You need an audio amplifier/receiver (separate unit) to connect the speakers to. This amplifier can then be connected to your TV to provide home theatre sound quality for your TV programs and movies. The speakers can only be connected by means of typical speaker cable, which cannot be directly connected to a TV.
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Yes, you have two options. The back side of the right speaker has both a headphone jack (female), and red/white jacks (female) for sound IN. This means that using the supplied cable (which has male headphone plug on one end, and male red/white on the other), you simply flip the cable to accomplish either connection. So, you can plug into your DVD/TV player if they have a headphone jack (female), or red/white (female) for sound OUT. If that doesn't make sense, I think you'll see what I mean when you start connecting. It's a clever solution by Genius to give you options.
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No, there are Video Audio outlets you need to connect to DVD player or Play Station.. By the way, it comes with build-in speakers.
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You cannot connect these speakers directly to your tv. They require an AV receiver to power them.
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In order to hear the speakers from the TV you're using as a monitor you would need to connect an audio cable to it just as you would with a regular monitor. However, if you have speakers other than those built in to the TV, those will work without connecting anything to the TV. I have extra speakers, a 5.1 surround system that is connected to an upgraded audio card in the computer. If you do not have this, then there should be a wire to connect to your computer to an audio plug on the back of theTV, just as you would do so if you have a regular computer monitor. I hope that helps.
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You can, but in order to use sound system with the tv only, you will need a receiver.
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The connections are USB and a small green plug like you'd see with computer speakers, so I don't see how. Even if you could rig something up, I wouldn't recommend it. The speakers that come with the TVs today are already far superior to the sound quality produced by this product. Good luck.
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No, you cannot connect directly to external speakers. The TV has a digital optical audio output which can be connected to devices like soundbars, some Blue-ray players or audio receivers, etc that are equipped with audio optical inputs.
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Does this mean that the speakers on teh TV will still be able to play audio?And that the audio from the DVD needs to get to the Onkyo via optical?So you can use the TV for center speaker, and the rest of the speakers for the soundstage? Sounds good! And also allows the system to remain simple to use (for the wife) without the Onkyo, but can easily become a ciname system at the press of a power button? Wow!
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Well yes and no. You cannot directly plug these speakers into a TV or a computer. They are not self powered, which means they require speaker wire and a source of amplification. To plug into a TV you would need to plug the speakers into an amplifier or a receiver. Same goes for computers or audio music players. I personally use them with a small amplifier. So I run speaker wires from the speakers into the amp. I then have a stereo plug (one that has a headphone jack at one and red and white plugs on the other) that allows me to plug in anything with a headphone jack. Hope this helps!
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You can connect it directly. It may not be the correct signal strength from the DVD and you probably won't be able to change the volume with a remote but it will work.
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Probably not. The speaker only reproduces what the TV is doing. You could try your audio settings on the TV to see if a different setting works with the newer DVDs.