I.B. Chance
11-30-2003, 12:22 AM
Let's get the preliminaries out of the way and just say where home theater is concerned I classify myself as a moron where my knowledge base is concerned.
What I'd like to hear is someone explain to me the differences in hookups i.e. optical, S-video, coaxial...what do these mean and how are they different. I have an Onkyo HT-S660 and I'm trying to figure out the best way to set it up and what pitfalls I might encounter along the way. As it stands the only cables they supply are the speaker cables.
I'm somewhat confused as to the different cabling options and whether or not there are any setup routines I need to follow afterward. I was thinking of an optical and S-video setup but not sure what to do.
If you were ever new to the home theater game then help a brutha out and tell me how to get the thing running.
I have a standard Phillips 27" TV with all the outputs and inputs and a Go Video DVD/VCR combo. I have the speakers hooked up and the subwoofer hooked up correcty with the factory supplied cable. But the audio/video in/out has me stumped and until I figure that out it's not going to work.
Pre-thanks for taking the time to post.
I.B.
What I'd like to hear is someone explain to me the differences in hookups i.e. optical, S-video, coaxial...what do these mean and how are they different. I have an Onkyo HT-S660 and I'm trying to figure out the best way to set it up and what pitfalls I might encounter along the way. As it stands the only cables they supply are the speaker cables.
I'm somewhat confused as to the different cabling options and whether or not there are any setup routines I need to follow afterward. I was thinking of an optical and S-video setup but not sure what to do.
If you were ever new to the home theater game then help a brutha out and tell me how to get the thing running.
I have a standard Phillips 27" TV with all the outputs and inputs and a Go Video DVD/VCR combo. I have the speakers hooked up and the subwoofer hooked up correcty with the factory supplied cable. But the audio/video in/out has me stumped and until I figure that out it's not going to work.
Pre-thanks for taking the time to post.
I.B.