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Alon Goldberg · 09-20-2006, 09:37 PM

Hi Scott - It sounds like you have a home theatre in a box. I recommend cabling your system as follows:

1. Comcast Box -> TV, HDMI
2. Comcast Box -> Receiver, digital coax or optical audio
3. Receiver -> TV, HDMI or Component

If you choose to run audio through your TV you may lose surround sound. Many TV's do not have the ability to pass DD5.1. If you output RCA (red/white) from your TV to your receiver you will only get stereo, in any case.

If your receiver does not have digital coax or optical audio inputs then you will limited to outputting RCA from your Comcast Box, in stereo. This is a limitation of many home theatre in a box systems.

09-20-2006, 09:37 PM	#4 of 5
Alon Goldberg *Alon Goldberg* Member Location: Vancouver, BC Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 05:51 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008 Posts: 1,093	Re: Will this Cable Combo Work? Hi Scott - It sounds like you have a home theatre in a box. I recommend cabling your system as follows: 1. Comcast Box -> TV, HDMI 2. Comcast Box -> Receiver, digital coax or optical audio 3. Receiver -> TV, HDMI or Component If you choose to run audio through your TV you may lose surround sound. Many TV's do not have the ability to pass DD5.1. If you output RCA (red/white) from your TV to your receiver you will only get stereo, in any case. If your receiver does not have digital coax or optical audio inputs then you will limited to outputting RCA from your Comcast Box, in stereo. This is a limitation of many home theatre in a box systems.