DVD hook up with Y to TV and Stereo
Can I hook up my DVD to the TV and the Stereo with 2 Y audio adaptors and leave the cables hooked up? I currently switch the cables and it is getting old. My DVD has only one set of audio outputs.
Thanks
Charlie
Reading comprehension 101. "Stereo" # "DD/DTS processing"
While what you say is 100% correct for HT receivers with built in DD/DTS processors, the key word I responded to was "stereo". "Stereo" implies two channels and has from back to the late 50's and really hasn't changed. I've not seen too many stereo units with built in processors. In fact, I can't recall any.
And, I''ve seen current TV's that allow audio inputs w/o audio outputs. I just had to deal with this situation at a friends house.
FWIW, I'm doing this same thing as this guy in basement gym/man cave where a two channel (stereo) Marantz 2270 provides the main grunt. The main advantage I get from this isthat I can use the DVD player as a CD player and bypass the TV. Likewise, I can use the TV's audio instead of the stereo's when I choose.
Of course, if he mistakenly used "stereo" in reference to a DD/DTS capable receiver, you are correct and all this was for naught.
The S video cable sends video, not audio.
But I'm glad you got the answers you needed even though it wasn't to the question you originaly asked.
Glad it works for ya Tomr. Improvisation is a good thing.
Not a whole lot you can do with older TV sets that lack I/O.
But, if I may make one correction for the future. That yellow plug is "composite" video. "Component" video requires three cables, generally red, blue and green. A lot of people confuse the two.