Quote Originally Posted by porcinedrone
The coaxial connection on the defunct Philips unit was similar to an RCA jack. But there was no singular corresponding output on the TV I own.

I have TIme Warner DVR running into the TV. The Wii goes into the TV as well. The Philips is back in the store now. I returned it. The dude said I need a receiver and speakers instead of a DVD system, but all I see is expensive home theater setups. I know I know. This is a home theater setup Im asking about. But my needs are really small. All I see out there are $3-500 systems. Surely there's something that's smaller but sounds good, no?

Apologies for the vagueness.

Also, I did try to connect the RCA jacks to the corresponding outs on my TV but there was no sound. I guess I couldnt get to the right commands.
Gotcha, gotcha...you might be better served to purchase a used HTItB off of Craig'sList and either used speakers or a new 5.1 setup in order to achieve your budget.