Good afternoon, I'm completely new to projectors and have a question for you pros. I bought the LG HW300T projector this past week and love the picture. I was wondering if there's any way that I can hook up a surround sound system to it? I noticed that there's not an Audio Out component but thought I could use the Headphone outlet and rig something up. I hope there's a simple solution but can't find it myself. Anyway, any guidance/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Easiest way is to find a speaker system (home theater in a box) that supports HDMI in and out. Even many soundbars will support. If you like audio the best solution is to buy a dedicated AV receiver that supports HDMI and then buy your speakers and subwoofer separately.
Easiest way is to find a speaker system (home theater in a box) that supports HDMI in and out. Even many soundbars will support. If you like audio the best solution is to buy a dedicated AV receiver that supports HDMI and then buy your speakers and subwoofer separately.
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You need an HT receiver and 5 speakers plus a subwoofer. The receiver will process the sound, amplify it and drive the speakers, and send the video to the projector, probably via an HDMI connection.
The Denon 1612 will be a good receiver for you, and it is remarkably inexpensive at only $250 or so. I would start by getting it.
The next step is a set of speakers. That will require a budget of somewhere between $500, for some pretty basic speakers, to $1500-2000 for some speakers that will actually sound pretty decent.
For $100 you can get a pair of Behringer MS16 powered speakers from Amazon that will connect to your projector and give you some basic 2-channel sound; they have built-in amplifiers and will connect to your projector. This is about 100 miles away from a decent surround-sound system, but it will get some sound in the room for start-up.
The Denon 1612 will be a good receiver for you, and it is remarkably inexpensive at only $250 or so. I would start by getting it.
The next step is a set of speakers. That will require a budget of somewhere between $500, for some pretty basic speakers, to $1500-2000 for some speakers that will actually sound pretty decent.
For $100 you can get a pair of Behringer MS16 powered speakers from Amazon that will connect to your projector and give you some basic 2-channel sound; they have built-in amplifiers and will connect to your projector. This is about 100 miles away from a decent surround-sound system, but it will get some sound in the room for start-up.
with a $100.00 budget your only option would be computer speakers, or possibly some cheap "studio monitors". I don't think you would be impressed at all with the sound, especially if your room is big, which is assume it is because you have a projector.
These are much better then computer speakers in every way, http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Studiophile-Powered-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B0051WAM64/ref=pd_cp_MI_0 and would be your best bet if you can't change your budget to $500+
These are much better then computer speakers in every way, http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Studiophile-Powered-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B0051WAM64/ref=pd_cp_MI_0 and would be your best bet if you can't change your budget to $500+
What about something like this: http://usabcp.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=SAMSUNG+HT-X70&x=0&y=0
Would it work for me and my low budget?
Would it work for me and my low budget?
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