Hi. I am new to the site and HT/HDTV in general. I have not owned a TV in years, usually just opting to use a TV tuner in my PC and/or downloading TV shows for viewing on my PC.
I recently decided to dive into the HT thing, so I spent a little time researching online and by talking to some friend with HT systems. I recently ordered the following starter setup:
Sony KDL-40Z4100 40" LCD TV (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/KDL40Z4100.pdf)
Sony HT-SS2300 HTIB (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/HTSS2300_EN.pdf)
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/BDPS350_US.pdf)
I don't have all of the hardware yet, the HTIB and Blu-ray player have arrived, the TV should arrive early next week. I have not yet upgraded my cable service, so at first my TV source will be a coax feed with no box.
I ordered 3 HDMI cables from Bluejeanscable.com thinking I'd need one from the BR player to the HT receiver and another from the HT receiver to the TV. I ordered an extra one just in case the HD cable box/DVR ends up having an HDMI out on it. I figured I had it all covered, assuming the HDMI cables covered video and audio between all components, but then started worrying that I may have over simplified things.
Do I need an optical audio cable to connect the audio OUT from the TV to the A/V receiver? Do you foresee me needing anything else that I'm not yet aware of needing?
Thanks,
JD
I recently decided to dive into the HT thing, so I spent a little time researching online and by talking to some friend with HT systems. I recently ordered the following starter setup:
Sony KDL-40Z4100 40" LCD TV (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/KDL40Z4100.pdf)
Sony HT-SS2300 HTIB (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/HTSS2300_EN.pdf)
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/BDPS350_US.pdf)
I don't have all of the hardware yet, the HTIB and Blu-ray player have arrived, the TV should arrive early next week. I have not yet upgraded my cable service, so at first my TV source will be a coax feed with no box.
I ordered 3 HDMI cables from Bluejeanscable.com thinking I'd need one from the BR player to the HT receiver and another from the HT receiver to the TV. I ordered an extra one just in case the HD cable box/DVR ends up having an HDMI out on it. I figured I had it all covered, assuming the HDMI cables covered video and audio between all components, but then started worrying that I may have over simplified things.
Do I need an optical audio cable to connect the audio OUT from the TV to the A/V receiver? Do you foresee me needing anything else that I'm not yet aware of needing?
Thanks,
JD
