Help for a first system, please!
This is my first attempt to put together a home theater, and I fear I might have bought the wrong receiver.
First, some background information. I am working on a budget. I decided to replace my very old CRT TV with a 37" 780p Vizio flatscreen. For sound I decided it would be cheaper to get a decent stereo system than to try for surround sound, so I picked up two Klipsch F1 stand speakers. I'm also going to be using a Samsung bd-p1600 blu-ray player, partly for the Netflix streaming feature.
Here's where the problem comes in. I bought an Onkyo TX-8255 receiver, and can't figure out how to run the sound from my TV to the receiver. The only sound out jack I can see on my TV is for an optical audio cable, and the receiver only seems able to use the red and white RCA cables for sound in. The blu-ray player is still being shipped, so I'm not sure whether I'll have any compatibility issues between the blu-ray player and the receiver.
I'm okay with non-optimal sound from my TV (not digital sound) as long as it sounds decent. Is there a way to make this work, or do I need to replace the receiver and get a different one?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
The blu-ray player does have analog outputs so you're fine.
Just feed the red and white outputs to an input on the receiver.
I've heard that many Vizio TV's do lack analog audio outputs so, as of now, you're SOL. Cost control and all that.
But, overall, you might be better off with a multi-channel receiver (AVR).
If you do get an AVR, you should be able to get sound from the TV through it. Maybe not 5.1, but at you should get least something.