Good for TV? Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody has successfully plugged this onto your TV, more specifically to watch cable. I do not own a DVD player that has video, so I need to know if I would need a DVD player as well (so the speakers would hook up to the DVD player which would reproduce the sound from the TV), or if I can directly plug it to the TV. Since it is compatible with so many pieces of media, I thought I'd ask.Thank you. Good for TV? Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody has successfully plugged this onto your TV, more specifically to watch cable. I do not own a DVD player that has video, so I need to know if I... » Read More Good for TV? Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody has successfully plugged this onto your TV, more specifically to watch cable. I do not own a DVD player that has video, so I need to know if I would need a DVD player as well (so the speakers would hook up to the DVD player which would reproduce the sound from the TV), or if I can directly plug it to the TV. Since it is compatible with so many pieces of media, I thought I'd ask.Thank you. « Show Less
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I use these speakers with my Computer and my PS3, i am very pleased with them.
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It does come with an adapter then splits out into standard right/left rca audio (female) so that should probably suffice with most applications. I never personally tried them on a tv. Otherwise its a 1/8th audio plug you would find on any pair of headphones etc.
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I would think the cables that come with it would work. However, why would you want to hook it to the directv receiver rather than the television? That way if you also have a DVD player (or something else) hooked to the tv, you can hear that through them as well.
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As long as your TV has the appropriate inputs, you should be fine. Check the back of your TV and look for either a composite video input (yellow jack) or a component video input (red, blue, and green jacks). With each of those there will also be an audio input (red and white jacks). The player will come with the composite cable and audio cables. Use the component input if you have it (you'll need to buy the cables separately) for better picture quality. If you only have composite just use the cables that come with the player. Once you're all hooked up, just use the input button on your TV's remote to select the one that your player is hooked up to. One nice thing about this Sony player is that it also has an input button on its remote as well as volume buttons, and once you set it up to work with your TV, you won't even need the TV remote when you want to watch a DVD. If you only have a coax connection on your TV though, you will need to purchase an RF modulator, which will convert the DVD connections to a coax connection. Just be aware that picture quality will go down and you will get mono sound. Maybe not a big deal if you're just using it with a basic TV in the spare room. Hope this helps - good luck with your DVD player!
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if the tv has a usb connection its more than likely for a computer connection I have not personaly tried a computer to tv via usb but a computer to tv via hdmi cable will send sound to the tv worth trying if your dying to use this speaker setup but i can tell you with all the adio equipment avialable to check in to somthing more sophisticated suck as a sound bar wich is more user friendly and or maybe invest in a sound converter
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I need clarification, I have a LG HD TV and was able to plug up a DVD player before so this work's different from how a regular DVD player is plugged into the TV?
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Since no one else has answered this, I'll give it a shot. I'm not really sure, but I don't think you would get sound if you hook up a DVD player or a cable box to this monitor, even if you are using an HDMI cable. Also, I don't know if there would be any way to adjust the screen size and resolution to get the best picture out of the monitor. There may be workarounds for both, but I've never tried it.
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Using optical from cable box, sounds like tv has a stereo signal cable box i have has no sound at all via HDMI i think the tv would pass it thru if it were available. oh optical is into philips 5.1 blu ray system always on to opti in or fm radio tuner.
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You can hook up a cable box and watch tv through it. The best choice would be HDMI but there are several options if you look at the input options of the projector (composite video s-video and a vga hook up I think (for computers). I never used the speaker but from what I remember, it worked if I didn't have the audio going somewhere else. Try hooking up audio only and see if you can hear anything. HDMI usually carries the audio as well (unless you have it hooked up through a receiver and assigned to other speakers). You could try hooking up your cable box or ps3 etc directly to the projector to see if you hear audio from the speaker. You can hook up a cable box and watch tv through it. The best choice would be HDMI but there are several options if you look at the input options of the projector (composite video s-video and a vga hook up I think (for computers). I never used the speaker but from what I remember, it worked if I didn't have the audio going somewhere else. Try hooking up audio only and see if you can hear anything. HDMI usually carries the audio as well (unless you have it hooked up through a receiver and assigned to other speakers). You could try hooking up your cable box or ps3 etc directly to the... » Read More You can hook up a cable box and watch tv through it. The best choice would be HDMI but there are several options if you look at the input options of the projector (composite video s-video and a vga hook up I think (for computers). I never used the speaker but from what I remember, it worked if I didn't have the audio going somewhere else. Try hooking up audio only and see if you can hear anything. HDMI usually carries the audio as well (unless you have it hooked up through a receiver and assigned to other speakers). You could try hooking up your cable box or ps3 etc directly to the projector to see if you hear audio from the speaker. « Show Less
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the only cable you will need is the hdmi cable which you plug one end into the DVD player and the other end into the TV. After playing with this system for a few days I am finding out that it sounds really good if you are playing a movie or music disc in the DVD player. However, if you are watching the TV and switch the mode over to external speakers, it doesn't seem to sound as good as it does through the player if you are watching non-HD channels.
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I'm with the others on this... Doesn't sound like it. I'm surprised the DVD player only has the AV options you speak of.
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I can answer this! I actually bought mine for my TV because my tv speakers weren't cutting it and I didn't want a clunky soundbar. Quick and dirty: Yes! I successfully plugged the usb cable into my tv and powered it through that (Samsung) and attached the aux cable to the aux port and achieved very good sound. Because I was curious, I also plugged the aux into my cell phone (with power from the pc... tv didn't work, which is weird, but whatevs), which also gave me sound.
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Yes you can hook up your TV. Understand this dvd player has NO Tuner(coax). That being said, it has only one composite output : video out, left speaker out, & right speaker out. All are color coded for your convenience. Worth the money to buy this one.
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I had to connect to my cable box. The home theater system only has the old, three color connector, and my TV only has one of those type inputs, this is a drawback, you cannot connect it using an HDMI cable. I have not actually hooked it up through my dvd player, so I don't know on that one.
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Im not 100% sure that this system will allow you to use it with your T.V. Audio output , the system isnt mine its my fathers , However I just asked him if you can ise you T.V. Audio out and he said yes but he hasnt figured out exactly how to do it . There are R.C.A. Audio output's on the dvd counsel so there is a way . It will just take some Audio kmowledge to figure it out Sorry if this didnt help... but now that the question has been asked we ate gonne figure it out . feel free to ask again in a couple of days we should have it figured out by then.
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I am kinda having trouble understanding your question, do you mean that your TV has only HDMI input's and the VCR/DVD combo supplies RCA output? If this is the case, I have been using mine to run my VCR/DVD combo through RCA cables, and output as an HDMI. This has done a great job with doing that. Hope this helps.
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What do you have to hookup in to to record from DVR? Do you hook dvr to dvd player only? Does Cable have to run thru the DVD player and tv? I've tried a couple times and nothing is recording. Also, how do you finalize if you are choosing record without setting it up.
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If your DVD has an optical Toslink audio output and your TV has a digital coax audio input, then yes, this is the proper device. However, if you're talking about connecting a DVD player for both audio/video to a standard coax cable/antenna input, then no, this is the wrong device. To do that... If your DVD player has composite output (red/white/yellow plugset), use Audiovox part # CRF907R If your DVD player has component (red/white/red/green/blue) or HDMI, you probably should return the DVD player and find one that supports composite video, or you should probably replace the TV.