hdmaniac123
Established Member
I know nothing about AV receivers. Never used one. So I am curious.
I have used 5.1 speakers with the computer in the past. All I had to do was plug in 3 jacks to the 3 females on the motherboard.
The only cost was the price of the 5.1 speakers.
But now that I am using a LED TV & want a 5.1 setup I am told that I need an AV receiver.
Probably a stupid question but why doesn't digital cable set top boxes or modern TVs offer a 5.1 output just like DVD players & computers offer ?
Why this extra need for a AV receiver ?
I have used 5.1 speakers with the computer in the past. All I had to do was plug in 3 jacks to the 3 females on the motherboard.
The only cost was the price of the 5.1 speakers.
But now that I am using a LED TV & want a 5.1 setup I am told that I need an AV receiver.
Probably a stupid question but why doesn't digital cable set top boxes or modern TVs offer a 5.1 output just like DVD players & computers offer ?
Why this extra need for a AV receiver ?