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Will 7.1 Surround sound system be able to play 7.1 audio file from a media player, or is it a media player fix?

Feb 2nd, 2012
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Question by : Will 7.1 Surround sound system be able to play 7.1 audio file from a media player, or is it a media player fix?
I have a Freeagent GO media player and it won’t play 7.1 audio. My TV doesn’t seem to support 7.1. If I got a Surround sound system, would it work?

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Answer by bbt91945
Keep in mind that the only 7.1 audio is from a Blu Ray disc movies. There are no other software with a 7.1 audio. It is mainly decoded in the DTS HD Master audio. TV does not decode any surround sound system. Only a 7.1 receiver can decode that material. Hope this will help you out.

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How do I hook my surround sound system to a basic DVD player?

Feb 2nd, 2012
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Question by limp noodle: How do I hook my surround sound system to a basic DVD player?
Right now, I have my surround sound system hooked up to my Xbox 360… but that doesn’t play my burned discs… but my really cheap DVD player reads them… how do I hook up the surround system to the DVD player, do I need a fancy cord? the Xbox came with the cord and all I had to do was plug it in, this is now getting way too complicated for me to figure out. any suggestions would be appreciated, and if you need me to elaborate…. tell me what you need to know.
it is a boston digital surround sound set and a panisonic DVD-S1 player.
where do I get these cables, radio shack?

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Answer by Jim M
If you are just playing burned DVD’s, then you can connect RCA cables (red and white) from the output of the DVD player to the input of the receiver.

If you are looking for digital surround sound from movies, you will need a digital cable, coax or optical. If the DVD player is cheap, you might just have coax.

Radio Shack or any other electronic store will have av cables, you only need 2 connectors, red and white, not 3 (red, white and yellow).

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2290473&cp=2032058.2032228&pg=4&cp=2032058&searchSort=TRUE&f=Taxonomy%2FRSK%2F2032228&retainProdsInSession=1&y=6&categoryId=2032228&s=A-StorePrice-RSK&kwCatId=2032058&kw=radioshack+cables&x=16&parentPage=search

Connect the red and white cables to the red and white of your the Audio out of your DVD player and the other end to the red and white on the dvd in on your receiver.

I wasn’t able to find boston digital, could the receiver be a Boston Acoustic, and if so what model #? if you still need help

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Q&A: How do I hook up a flat screen tv to a dvd player, plus set top box and stereo system?

Jan 19th, 2012
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Question by aims: How do I hook up a flat screen tv to a dvd player, plus set top box and stereo system?
I want to connect all 3 components tv, dvd player, set top box and stereo system how to do this?
The equipment isnt new new its standard setup, and in reply to silverbullet or whatever I CANT LOOK AT THE FREAKING MANUALS AS THEY DONT SPECIFY IT WHY DO YOU THINK IM ASKING ON HERE!!!!

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Answer by Kevin L
Well that would depend on the stereo system you have and how it would best be hooked up, but i will give you some ideas.

In most cases, these types of systems are connected with the speakers to the receiver or amplifier’s from the speaker outputs. The components TV, DVD Player, and Cable box are hooked up audio and video to the receiver. This allows you to select the source you want to watch, and the audio comes out of the system. This requires a receiver with audio and video switching, and preferably if you have some of the newer gear (blu ray, and hd tv’) it will have HDMI switching. This will send both audio and video digitally to the receiver giving you the best audio and video output signal.

If you don’t have a newer higher quality receiver with HDMI inputs and outputs, or even Component video switching, then you best bet is to run all your video components directly to your TV (video outputs) and the audio outputs to the receiver.

The issue with this is you will have to select the video source on your tv and the audio signal on your receiver. This can be very inconvenient and confusing to use. This would be fine if you know how to program remotes as its really inconvenient if you aren’t going to use a universal remote.

Universal remotes will allow you to setup macros which allow you to do multiple switching with the touch of one button. This is more a advanced option but with a properly programmed remote will make the system much easier to use.

Kevin
40 years hi-end audio video specialist

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VIZIO and Google TV Join Forces to Create a State of the Art Stream Player

Jan 13th, 2012
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VIZIO and Google TV Join Forces to Create a State of the Art Stream Player
Images are displayed right on a connected TV set, and sound plays through the TV or a connected audio system. "We're thrilled to partner with VIZIO on the launch of their Stream Player," said Mario Queiroz, head of Google TV. …
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TV Maker VIZIO to Try Its Hand at the PC Market with Sleek New PCs and Laptops
All five products will include the Windows 7 operating system and 2.1 audio. While each computer can surely handle the daily workload, email, Facebook, and much more, the company seems to be billing each product as more of an entertainment experience. …
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Q&A: Can you hook up a Blu Ray player to a Panasonic surround sound system?

Jan 5th, 2012
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Question by BronxBombers89: Can you hook up a Blu Ray player to a Panasonic surround sound system?
I’m interested in buying a Blu Ray player, but I don’t want to buy a new surround sound system.
I forgot to mention that the surround sound system has a DVD player built into it.

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Q&A: I want a good 7.1 HD surround sound system without a Blu Ray player, Any Suggestions?

Dec 29th, 2011
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Question by lloydcruz33: I want a good 7.1 HD surround sound system without a Blu Ray player, Any Suggestions?
I’ve been looking for a Surround Sound system that supports Dolby TruHD and DTS HD but the ones I’ve been seeing has a blu ray player included, which I already have. I’m looking at $ 700 to spend but would really like one without a Blu Ray player.

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Answer by David G
The Harman Kardon AVR-254 is a great receiver. It supports all the formats, and has a great user interface, and many features. It will cost you around $ 400, then you will need speakers on top of that.

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Surround sound speakers for a samsung blu ray 3600 player?

Dec 23rd, 2011
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Question by Fiestyone: Surround sound speakers for a samsung blu ray 3600 player?
Brought the samsung 3600 blu ray player and thought I would be able to use it with my current samsung dvd home theatre speakers by just simply swapping the dvd player with the blu ray player, but the speakers jacks are totally different. Is my only option to return the player and get the whole blu ray surround system?? Thanks!

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Answer by Texperson
Does your old samsung system have either a digital coax input or an optical input on the back of the dvd player/receiver? You can leave the speakers attached to the old dvd player if it’s receiver has either one of those inputs. Then, you can run one of those types of cable out of the blu ray into the receiver, select bitstream as the blu ray’s audio output and it will work.

If it doesn’t have either of those type of inputs, then you would need a new one to get surround out of the blu ray.

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Will an inexpensive CD player have enough watts to send the music to a gymnasium sound system?

Dec 22nd, 2011
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Question by Chadrock .: Will an inexpensive CD player have enough watts to send the music to a gymnasium sound system?
I teach PE in a gymnasium and I like to have music pumped in for running/free time/a dance unit. Will a cheap CD player, connected to a gymnasium sound system via the headphone jack output and an adapter into RCA plugs work well?

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Answer by axliano30
Your CD player would not make the difference. It all depends on the receiver your are using. I have a regualr CD player conected to my garage stereo and it sounds very good!!!

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Where can I buy a portable CD player with around 80+ watt speakers?

Nov 13th, 2011
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Question by nettyone2003: Where can I buy a portable CD player with around 80+ watt speakers?
I have tried Comet, Currys and Argos.
I need one with a really good sound to play a backing CD when I sing on Sunday. I have only just found out that the place I am singing does not have it’s own sound system.

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Answer by Dondi
Try Circuit city, Best Buy, or MicroCenter. Might even try Radio Shack.
You may need to get a seperate amp and speakers to set up to get the power required.

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