Any audio video nuts ? PS:3 > 22" LCD DVI Monitor / 5.1 surround w/ Optical cable.

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Any audio video nuts ? PS:3 > 22" LCD DVI Monitor / 5.1 surround w/ Optical cable.

Heya. I don't know all that much about Home theater equipment, not totally unfamiliar of sound equipment however ;p

I suppose I'm just talking to those interested and hoping for some feedback (lol at hoping for feedback in a discussion about high end A/V).

SO...

Video
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Basically, I have a 24" POS TV that I really don't care for anymore, I however have a nice 22" widescreen LCD, not full 1080p, but it can hit 720p no problem (AL22162bd) which is *hides* "Good enough". Oh yeah, and it supports HDCP, 1680x1050 native resolution.

So I will be running an HDMI > DVI cable, from the PS:3 into the computer Monitor, while HDMI transfers sound (It's a DVI cable with extra pins for sound) the DVI doesn't accept sound... Therefor I will be using the HDMI for HD Video on the Monitor only.


Sound
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Now, since the HDMI > DVI cable does NOT allow the transfer of Audio, i'll be using the PS:3's Digital optical out, or it's AV Analog out. After much research it seems the AV analog (RCA) isn't much worse then an Optical Cable, in fact, some games don't support optical cable sound...

Receiver (Got it years ago) is a KLH 5.1 system, with a vintage RSL 6" center driver, yamaha L, R, SL, SR, Sub.



Sound good so far ?


Blu-Ray
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Now this is tricky... I've read that Blu-Ray sound is not truly compatible (to it's full capabilities) with older surround sound systems.

Anybody get a blu-ray player and have to upgrade their receiver ?




Thanks for reading !

Id be glad to hear any suggestions or experience anybody has with this, or recommend a different way to do things.
 
Use the optical cable if you can. It'll give you 16-bit digital sound instead of analog which is a better choice even if it's basic 5.1.

The problem with older receivers is that they don't have HDMI, which is needed to just transfer HD audio, or even the ability to decode the newer codecs such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc. Those are the best sound options coming from a Blu-ray disk. So if you have an older receiver, you can get surround sound, but it won't be coming from those better codecs.
 
I believe older receivers will not be able to Decode the sound the blu ray player is sending out. However there should be an option to plug it directly to your TV, and then just run an audio cable out to your receiver to listen to it through your surround sound. It would not make sense to not have the option to use a Blu Ray player, and having to upgrade all your equipment.
 
Ahh, IC, so as I thought, it'll work just not true HD sound.

Well, my receiver does the basic DTS / Dilby Digital.


Thanks for clearing that up !
 
Even HDMI transfer digital sound. but a good quality receiver (or Preamp) with HDMI port is very expensive at this moment, should wait another year or two...

I'll also suggest to use optical to connect the audio to get better quality spund, I have tried both RCA and optical, optical (Or called toslink) is way better sound quality from my personal opinion.
 
ok this is my set up. My 32inch HDTV has the optical and the HDMI. So from the PS3 i run the HDMI cable hooked up to the TV directly. Then i run the audio thru the forgot the name (thing with the red laser into the TV then run a seperate on from the PS3 to the PS3. So then in the PS3 setting i am running the HDMI only for video then the red laser thing for audio. The reason i am running two different red laser things is because the Nintentdo wii is also running on the HDMI and the audio it being used to the laser thing. Hope this made sence/ Bottom line is 5.1 is hooked up to all systems through the red laser things that way you dont need to bother with all those wires for the 5.1 surround sound.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12988452#post12988452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by savethereef
ok this is my set up. My 32inch HDTV has the optical and the HDMI. So from the PS3 i run the HDMI cable hooked up to the TV directly. Then i run the audio thru the forgot the name (thing with the red laser into the TV then run a seperate on from the PS3 to the PS3. So then in the PS3 setting i am running the HDMI only for video then the red laser thing for audio. The reason i am running two different red laser things is because the Nintentdo wii is also running on the HDMI and the audio it being used to the laser thing. Hope this made sence/ Bottom line is 5.1 is hooked up to all systems through the red laser things that way you dont need to bother with all those wires for the 5.1 surround sound.
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That red laser thing is the Digital Optical out, which half my thread is about :)

yeah, my plan thus far, since I'll be using my Monitor (don't wanna blow money on a TV... I don't watch TV anyways) was an HDMI > DVI cable for video and the Digital Optical out for Audio.

However, I recently found out that not all games from Playstation support Digital Optical outputs, and not all games support full HD 1080P, so depending on the tittle, looks like i'll have to set it to 720P / AV analog for some situation.
 
If a game is not 1080p, it will either upres to 1080i if your display supports that resolution or display as 720p. Pretty much same for your audio. It'll still work. Just set up using the HDMI>DVI for video and optical for audio. When in the PS3 setup, just mark those options. Done.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12989250#post12989250 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheFallofSidney
If a game is not 1080p, it will either upres to 1080i if your display supports that resolution or display as 720p. Pretty much same for your audio. It'll still work. Just set up using the HDMI>DVI for video and optical for audio. When in the PS3 setup, just mark those options. Done.
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Correct, I figure on a 22" monitor I might just default to 720P anyways, you don't notice a huge difference at that size anyways.


But yes, thanks all for the input, between this site and one other i've got it figured out.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12989272#post12989272 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheFallofSidney
IMO 720p is preferable to 1080i. Just adding that.
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yup yup, there is more artifacting and rough edges with any Interlaced HD option.

I'll most likely just set it up to 720P full time, since my monitor has a native resolution is 1680x1050, need a minimum of 1900x1200 to hit 1080P HD.

So since the difference on a measly 22" screen isn't that great, I think i'll be pretty happy !
 
my tv max is 1080i i have rank it at 720p but i love the 1080 look more. my next tv on feb 09 will be a samsung 52 inch 1080p that will look so cool.
 
My family is busting a Samsung 50" 1080p plasma with a PS3 for blu-ray. Just beautiful stuff. Haven't had the funds or need to upgrade the receiver but it will be someday.
 
I got my receiver when I was 15, it's decent, at the time It was cutting edge. (Im 22 now, 23 in sept)

My nice monitor is less then 6 months old though, and I love it, can't wait to use it to it's potential.
 
I'm trying something similar with my computer screen. I have an LCD TV with Direct TV connected......I would like to connect a second screen (my 17" Computer screen) to the box at the same time so I can watch TV in 2 separate rooms. The problem I have is the input is VGA 9-pin while the remaining outputs on the satellite box are Component, Analog, and S-Video. 1) Is there a way to convert this? and 2) Is the box capable of providing 2 pictures at one time? Sorry for the hijack, any advice will help
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12991118#post12991118 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kjreiniger
I'm trying something similar with my computer screen. I have an LCD TV with Direct TV connected......I would like to connect a second screen (my 17" Computer screen) to the box at the same time so I can watch TV in 2 separate rooms. The problem I have is the input is VGA 9-pin while the remaining outputs on the satellite box are Component, Analog, and S-Video. 1) Is there a way to convert this? and 2) Is the box capable of providing 2 pictures at one time? Sorry for the hijack, any advice will help
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Well, you can convert anything to anything, honestly just not always in 1 cable... That being said, there are a few converter boxes you can use that transfer HD up to 1080P.

Can't find the name, however I saw a really nice one last night, haha.
 
Video
Samsung LN52A550

Audio
3 year old Yamaha HTR-510
Center: channel Yamaha 80w
Fronts: QSC AD-S82
Backs: QSC AD-S52

Components
Xbox 360/HD-DVD add-on connected via RGB
Samsung BDP-1400 I like this system more than the Sony's, the better one of the BD players is the Panny BD-30
Wii

I'm looking into buying the Onkyo 705 or the 805, the only thing is that my LCD lets you calibrate every components video and audio settings, and if I buy an HDMI receiver, the settings would be useless.
 
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