Hi guys, I've been thinking of installing a 5.1 Surround System to go with my Panasonic Plasma, but am just confused with what seems like an excessive amount of ports on the back of my TV and BD Players on the market.
Originally, I was going to get a 5.1 speaker set for my PC as I was playing games and watching Blu-rays off my 24" LCD monitor. I was looking at getting a sound card aswell. But then I decided to get a proper TV and just play the Blu-ray movies via an Internal BD player over HDMI, via my Graphics card.
I was content with the 2.1 Speaker set for my PC and the downfiring speakers on the Plasma but now I want more of an experience.
So I have a couple of questions.
1) Do I need another dedicated BD player to go with the Plasma? Or can I still use my Internal one on my PC? The picture looks fantastic as it is and the player loads the films fast. Obviously it would be more conveniant to play films without having to turn the PC on every time though.
2) As the 5.1 system will set up with the TV, what cables do I need? And how could I conceal them. My rooms' a loft conversion with laminate flooring. I won't be looking to make any damage.
My current equipment is:
Panasonic Plasma: TX-P42S20B
Samsung Internal BD Player: SH-B083L
Originally, I was going to get a 5.1 speaker set for my PC as I was playing games and watching Blu-rays off my 24" LCD monitor. I was looking at getting a sound card aswell. But then I decided to get a proper TV and just play the Blu-ray movies via an Internal BD player over HDMI, via my Graphics card.
I was content with the 2.1 Speaker set for my PC and the downfiring speakers on the Plasma but now I want more of an experience.
So I have a couple of questions.
1) Do I need another dedicated BD player to go with the Plasma? Or can I still use my Internal one on my PC? The picture looks fantastic as it is and the player loads the films fast. Obviously it would be more conveniant to play films without having to turn the PC on every time though.
2) As the 5.1 system will set up with the TV, what cables do I need? And how could I conceal them. My rooms' a loft conversion with laminate flooring. I won't be looking to make any damage.
My current equipment is:
Panasonic Plasma: TX-P42S20B
Samsung Internal BD Player: SH-B083L