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In Reply to: Confused about connections -- please advise! posted by Jim Johnson on December 31, 2002 at 11:21:48:
First off, your TV won't support a progressive signal (480p) on its S-video input. Only component video can carry 480p and above. That means you're not getting the benefit of the Panny's excellent progressive output for DVDs. So plan on getting a new TV in the not too distant future.As regards audio, you generally want to run all your audio sources into a modern receiver using digital interconnects (either optical or digital coax). Then you set up the receiver to switch between the various inputs and apply appropriate surround and/or other processing modes.
Based on your "couple of bookshelf speakers" comment, I'll assume surround is out of the question as is a subwoofer. I'll also assume your receiver is not capable of handling modern digital interconnects. Therefore, you will be connecting RCA analog interconnect cables between your sources and the receiver. So, get a pair of RCA cables and plug them into the L/R audio output on the Panny. Run the other end into a pair of inputs on the receiver (something labelled "DVD" would be nice). Similarly, run a pair of cables from your cable box's L/R audio outputs to a second input pair on the receiver ("Cable/SAT" would be the usual input name). Run your S-video or composite connections directly to the TV using separate inputs for each (ie. INPUT1 or VID1 for the Panny and INPUT2 or VID2 for the cable box). Finally, run a pair of RCA cables from the TV's L/R audio output to a third pair of inputs on the receiver ("TV" would be nice).
To watch analog cable (assuming you have the cable split to feed both the TV (analog) and the cable box (digital)), fire up the TV only and you'll be listening through the TV's speakers (I call this "wife" mode). To get better sound watching analog TV, fire up the receiver, switch it to the third set of inputs ("TV") and mute the TV speakers. You now are processing the analog cable's audio through your receiver.
To watch digital cable, fire up the TV and switch it to INPUT2 or VID2. Fire up the receiver and switch it to the second set of inputs ("Cable/SAT").
To watch a DVD, fire up the player, the TV and the receiver. Set the TV to INPUT2 or VID2 and switch the receiver to the first set of inputs ("DVD").
To listen to a CD, do the same as watching a DVD only leave the TV powered off.
Hope this helps.
Austin
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