Does it have a coax digital audio input? Mine has one of each, so the optical audio comes from the DVD player, and the coax audio comes from the DVR.
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Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2009 4:13:09 am PST #8553 of 25501
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Jessica - Jan 05, 2009 4:17:04 am PST #8554 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yup - 2 digital optical and 1 digital coax.
There are also a few others at that price point with HDMI passthrough, which might be easier to connect. I'll have to think about it.
omnis_audis - Jan 05, 2009 8:10:04 am PST #8555 of 25501
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If you want to wait to buy the HDTV, and have NetFlix, this could be an interesting choice. No list of price.
Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LGk
Jessica - Jan 05, 2009 8:16:23 am PST #8556 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've seen that announcement a few places - those sets will probably be more $$ than we want to spend. (And since Netflix is also promising Mac-compatible streaming, I can just run a cable from the computer to the TV and achieve the same effect.)
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2009 8:17:51 am PST #8557 of 25501
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Speaking of which, if I wanted to connect my little aspire one to the tv, can I do it, and how? Would I do the video out that would go to a projector and then a separate thing for sound?
Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2009 8:22:16 am PST #8558 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2009 8:25:51 am PST #8559 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
If your TV has a VGA input, then it's easy. If not, then you need something like this, or this.
My TV has RCA/S-video. Would one of those cables take care of sound as well?
Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2009 8:27:17 am PST #8560 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
For audio, you'll need this.
Dana - Jan 05, 2009 8:28:05 am PST #8561 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
S-Video does not handle sound. On the other hand, we plug the laptop into the TV with S-Video and just turn up the laptop volume.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2009 8:31:48 am PST #8562 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thank you!
My little teeny laptop has little teeny speakers, and I have to wear headphone to hear when I am laying right next to it! It makes me laugh.