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i just got samsung 46" lcd tv (series 7) and i'm planning to use its RCA audio out connected to my integrated amp. the source will be PS3 connected to the TV by HDMI cable.
the TV will act as DAC in this set up. just how good (or bad) will this set up be? i'm aware that ideally (from audiophile's point of view) the source needs to be connected directly to amplifier. while i'm eventually going to that route, the set up above will have to do for now.
thanks
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It will work. It won't be State-of-the-art, but it will work.
You can compare it to the audio out of the PS3 to your amp, and see if there is any difference.
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I'm hoping that tvnoob will verify with the manufacturer that what he wants to do is possible, and not worry about what it will sound like!
Are you certain that the Samsung has an audio pass-through capability? Likely it does, but will it pass along an analog signal? Typically, LCD & plasmas will pass a 2-channel digital signal.
Edits: 12/16/08
well i haven't hook it up yet. i'm waiting for hdmi cable and it's in mail.
but i'm almost certain it will do DAC as it has the numerous HDMI inputs and a pair of RCA(analog) outputs. so the DAC conversion will take place inside TV, not anywhere else. but as i said in the original post, i'd like to know if this DAC inside TV is at least passable, if not acceptable to audiophiles.
thanks
I don't own a PS3, so I assume it has no analog-out?
Can you confirm with Samsung that the analog-out is able to provide DAC from anything other than tv's internal digital tuner? Better to know now.
Whether the end results, if it all works, is acceptable to audiophiles is difficult to answer. If anyone has set up what you propose, perhaps they can talk about their results.
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