Thanks guys!
I just bought the tv and system last week and was pulling my hair out by Sunday.
Cable guy came and hooked me up with Hi Def. Red white and green plus another red and white. Back of cable box to tv. I hooked up yellow (video to video) and red and white audio between the two.
I have sound on my speakers. Front, center left and rightand the ones behind me.
In order to get surround do I need that HDMI from tv to reciever?
Morris:
Maybe you misspoke on the above. Here are your choices:
1. You want to be able to hear sound through the TV AND through the receiver (some people like this so they can watch and hear TV without the receiver being on):
Connect the cable box RED/GREEN/BLUE (there is no white) to the TV (make sure to use the component connections AND make sure to use component cables - NOT the red/white/yellow ones that sometimes come in the box).
From the cable box, connect the red/white audio to the audio in red/white on the TV. (there is no need for a digital sound hookup to your TV itself as it only as 2 speakers (stereo) anyway).
From the cable box connect the red/white audio to the red/white audio inputs for TV on the receiver (you'll need these for channels that do not have digital sound). Most cable boxes will have 2 sets of outputs for audio.
From the cable box hook up the optical audio cable to the receiver and you'll be able to hear the surround Dolby Digital.
With this hookup, you'll be able to hear channels in surround with your receiver (when they are in Dolby Digital) and still hear them either with the TV or receiver when they are not.
2. If you will always have the receiver as your audio source when watching TV (the best way to do it), then you can skip the audio hookups from the cable box (the red/white cables) to the TV.
I hope this helps!
