Upconverting DVD player question

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Post by rocketman »

I've got both digital optical and coaxial connections available. What's my best option for optimum audio?
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They perform the same, so use either. If you are hooking into a receiver, just go into it's setup menu and pick the input for the connection you used. Same for the DVD player. If I were you, when you hook up these new cables, I would take out all the RCA plugs. That way you will get no sound unless it's the correct one.
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Will do, Dave, thanks.
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Post by Richard »

There is a slight delay between the TV speakers and the home theater system.
You should not be running both - just one or the other. The reason for the difference is digital displays take more time to process the signal over their straight forward analog counterparts and that will create enough lip sync error for those sensitive to it. Over the last couple of years an audio delay has been incorporated into digital TV designs as well as new receiver designs to compensate. Some scalers offer this as well stand alone delays just for that purpose.

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upconverting DVD.....

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rocketman-

Yes, I also add my ' thank you ' on considering my reply & congrats on getting an exchange, especially going all the way, as you did !

On those two possible digital audio choices, if you don't already have one ( and not a left-over old cable - impedence will be wrong), try out an optical audio - these are quite available now & for under $10 ( at Samsclub stores, etc.).
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Post by rocketman »

Just finished re-connecting all components; The satellite receiver audio out connects directly to my home theater receiver via digital optical, the DVD player directly to LCD TV via component video cables and the old warhorse JVC HR-S7200U VCR goes directly to LCD TV via S Video. The DVD player audio is connected to the home theater receiver via coaxial digital. These seemed to be the best options (in some cases, the only one) for each component.

Finally, true digital audio from the home theater. What a difference!
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Post by Dave3putt »

Good job. Enjoy.
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