tbourner
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Hi guys,
I'm going to be getting a Samsung HT-C5500 home theatre thingy, but having never had one before I'm not sure how best to wire it up?
We have a Virgin HD box with HDMI into the TV (Sony KDL32S2010 I think) which has only 1 HDMI input, we don't currently have a PS3 or anything, just Wii which we use on component anyway.
When we get the HTS I was thinking of doing Virgin to the HTS via HDMI, then HTS to the TV via HDMI - so I get 5.1 on Virgin and Blu-Rays/DVDs, and still get HD TV. But would I need to have the HTS turned on ALL the time? Or could I still just use TV speakers for Virgin if I wanted to? ie: does the system just route the HDMI inputs to the output?
The other option is optical, but with only 1 HDMI port on the TV I'd need to swap cables when I want to watch a Blu-Ray/DVD? Are Y-cables any good for HDMI or would I get a problem trying to watch Virgin and have the HTS on (both ends of the Y-cable powered would the TV get confused)?
I'm going to be getting a Samsung HT-C5500 home theatre thingy, but having never had one before I'm not sure how best to wire it up?
We have a Virgin HD box with HDMI into the TV (Sony KDL32S2010 I think) which has only 1 HDMI input, we don't currently have a PS3 or anything, just Wii which we use on component anyway.
When we get the HTS I was thinking of doing Virgin to the HTS via HDMI, then HTS to the TV via HDMI - so I get 5.1 on Virgin and Blu-Rays/DVDs, and still get HD TV. But would I need to have the HTS turned on ALL the time? Or could I still just use TV speakers for Virgin if I wanted to? ie: does the system just route the HDMI inputs to the output?
The other option is optical, but with only 1 HDMI port on the TV I'd need to swap cables when I want to watch a Blu-Ray/DVD? Are Y-cables any good for HDMI or would I get a problem trying to watch Virgin and have the HTS on (both ends of the Y-cable powered would the TV get confused)?