What does all htis stuff ont he front of my tv mean?
-
Now Available: Tech Talk Podcast with Scott Wilkinson, Episode 19 Click here for details.
1 - 12 of 12 Posts
Joined
·
642 Posts
You pretty much answered your own question. The SRS technology and other sound schemes helps TV speakers sound better and give them a little more depth.
The 1080p one means the tv resolution is 1920x1080.
The energy star one means it means one of the energy star standards.
The Dolby Digital one just means it outputs Dolby Digital 5.1 for OTA broadcasts, most likely with an optical port.
The HDMI means it has HDMI inputs.
The HDTV one is pretty much self explanatory.
Don't worry too much about all those logos on your TV. Just enjoy your TV.
You pretty much answered your own question. The SRS technology and other sound schemes helps TV speakers sound better and give them a little more depth.
The 1080p one means the tv resolution is 1920x1080.
The energy star one means it means one of the energy star standards.
The Dolby Digital one just means it outputs Dolby Digital 5.1 for OTA broadcasts, most likely with an optical port.
The HDMI means it has HDMI inputs.
The HDTV one is pretty much self explanatory.
Don't worry too much about all those logos on your TV. Just enjoy your TV.
Joined
·
6,812 Posts
U are badly in need of an in-house geek.
U don't turn it on, u simply hookup the TV optical output to an audio receiver that has an optical in, then set your receiver to play 5.1 and BAM! *IF* a 5.1 signal is broadcast from whatever source yer getting your program from.
U are badly in need of an in-house geek.
U don't turn it on, u simply hookup the TV optical output to an audio receiver that has an optical in, then set your receiver to play 5.1 and BAM! *IF* a 5.1 signal is broadcast from whatever source yer getting your program from.
Joined
·
642 Posts
Generally you don't have to do anything. Just get an optical audio cable and connect the optical out on the TV to an optical input on your receiver. Then just set it the right input on the receiver.
On some TVs there may be an option for sending either dolby digital or PCM audio with the optical port. If so you have to select the Dolby Digital option if you want 5.1 sound.
Generally you don't have to do anything. Just get an optical audio cable and connect the optical out on the TV to an optical input on your receiver. Then just set it the right input on the receiver.
On some TVs there may be an option for sending either dolby digital or PCM audio with the optical port. If so you have to select the Dolby Digital option if you want 5.1 sound.
Its a VIzio VO32LF ive hooked my DVD player and digital cable box to the tv using HDMI and im sure its sending the 5.1 because ive hooked the coax out to the receiver and i get 3/2/1 on the display so i know its sending a 5.1 threw the cable box.
Same with the DVD player, when i connect the receiver to the tv using the optical out on the back of the tv to the receiver i get "PCM" audio wich is only a stereo sound.
MrBobb you make it sound so easy, hook it up and bam! its all good.
Same with the DVD player, when i connect the receiver to the tv using the optical out on the back of the tv to the receiver i get "PCM" audio wich is only a stereo sound.
MrBobb you make it sound so easy, hook it up and bam! its all good.
Well no matter what i do i cant get the 5.1 to pass threw the tv, all i get is 2 channel surround or 3 channel what ever it is. Its just the standard prologic surround with the mono rear and no LFE channel.
Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBobb /forum/post/16972007
For us geeks, it's child's play.![]()
The good news is, it probly wont require any further expense, it's all twisting the right buttons.
Well no matter what i do i cant get the 5.1 to pass threw the tv, all i get is 2 channel surround or 3 channel what ever it is. Its just the standard prologic surround with the mono rear and no LFE channel.
Joined
·
4,984 Posts
In general, TVs will only output 5.1 Dolby Digital from programming received by their internal tuner. Only 2 channel PCM is output when the source is any external source, including HDMI.
To get 5.1 from an external source such as cable or satellite tuner or a DVD or BD player, you have two ways to achieve this:
In general, TVs will only output 5.1 Dolby Digital from programming received by their internal tuner. Only 2 channel PCM is output when the source is any external source, including HDMI.
To get 5.1 from an external source such as cable or satellite tuner or a DVD or BD player, you have two ways to achieve this:
- Connect the HDMI output of the source to the AV receiver, then the HDMI out of the receiver to the TV.
Source[HDMI] > Receiver[HDMI] > TV
- Connect the HDMI from the source directly to the TV (as you have now) and then also connect a separate optical or coaxial digital audio connection between the source and the receiver.
Source[HDMI] > TV plus... Source[Optical/Coax] > Receiver
Yeah ive tried it a bunch of different ways with not much luck. When i plug my cable box to the tv using the HDMI the box wants to default to the HDMI audio so there is no way to strip the 5.1 from that connection. The tv converts the HDMI input to stereo or prologic 1 or somthing. WHat ever its doing i dont get 5.1 out of the tv. All i get is the better picture.
My receiver only has 2 digital inputs, optical or rca coax. If i want to run a dvd i have to either switch the plugs around or run optical from one source and coax from the other.
I even tried one of those units that strips the audio from the HDMI and then seperates it into an optical or coax output but that didnt seem to work either.
Yeah ive tried it a bunch of different ways with not much luck. When i plug my cable box to the tv using the HDMI the box wants to default to the HDMI audio so there is no way to strip the 5.1 from that connection. The tv converts the HDMI input to stereo or prologic 1 or somthing. WHat ever its doing i dont get 5.1 out of the tv. All i get is the better picture.
My receiver only has 2 digital inputs, optical or rca coax. If i want to run a dvd i have to either switch the plugs around or run optical from one source and coax from the other.
I even tried one of those units that strips the audio from the HDMI and then seperates it into an optical or coax output but that didnt seem to work either.
1 - 12 of 12 Posts
