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Looking for inexpensive solution to TV speaker problem

post #1 of 2
11/5/09 at 6:41pm
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I have a 32" Dell flatscreen HDTV -- great picture, and all kinds of inputs.  However, the audio amplifier board fried, and I can't get a new one.

It occurred to me an inexpensive surround system might be a solution; one that would replace my existing DVD player.  Currently, these are the inputs I select between:

DVD
VCR (although, I could forego this)
VGA + line in from PC
cable

I see that I can get a Coby DVD938 for under $100, but as far as I can see, it only has one input.

Any cheap solutions out there for me?  I don't mind switching video sources (with the TV remote) and audio sources separately, from some other device.

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11/5/09 at 7:44pm
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Wait!  This may be simpler than I thought.

I was reading about this TV on a Dell forum -- lots of folks are having the same problem with the W3201C.  One person mentioned that the TV has composite audio outputs -- of course!  That's the solution; hook up an amplifier to the audio output, and then I only have to switch the video.

So I guess now I'm looking for a cheap amplifier that takes RCA inputs, and either has speakers or has spring terminals to drive the speakers that mount to each side of the TV (with bare wire inputs) -- 4ohm, 15W.

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