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Al.Anderson · 11-14-2007, 08:55 AM

Well, you have a receiver, but it seems from your list of connections that it doesn't provide input connections* (other than the 2 RCA inputs). I've never heard of this, but I guess they took the in-a-box concept to the extreme and figured anyone using this piece of equipment wanted to be completely self contained.

If you have the money I'd get rid of this HTIB and move up a notch.

If you're going to use it you'd have to connect the cable and wii to the the TV first and then run a cable from the TV's audio out to your receiver's audio in. You won't be getting any high end audio this way (no digital audio connection) but it'll play stereo through your receiver. The receiver *probably* has a setting that enhances the stereo through all speakers; but it won't be true 5.1.

(*I tried to get the manual from Panasonic's web site, but they don't list this model anymore. So I'm going by the input/output description you gave.)

11-14-2007, 08:55 AM	#6 of 11
Al.Anderson Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Local Time: 05:17 AM Local Date: 11-18-2008 Posts: 559	Re: Don't know if i need a reciever or not... Well, you have a receiver, but it seems from your list of connections that it doesn't provide input connections* (other than the 2 RCA inputs). I've never heard of this, but I guess they took the in-a-box concept to the extreme and figured anyone using this piece of equipment wanted to be completely self contained. If you have the money I'd get rid of this HTIB and move up a notch. If you're going to use it you'd have to connect the cable and wii to the the TV first and then run a cable from the TV's audio out to your receiver's audio in. You won't be getting any high end audio this way (no digital audio connection) but it'll play stereo through your receiver. The receiver probably has a setting that enhances the stereo through all speakers; but it won't be true 5.1. (*I tried to get the manual from Panasonic's web site, but they don't list this model anymore. So I'm going by the input/output description you gave.)