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Audio issue with Bose CineMate and Philips HDTV

post #1 of 2
1/27/12 at 4:04pm
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Hi folks,

I'm a rookie here, so forgive the dummy mistake, but....

I have a Phillips HDTV and a Bose CineMate II. I do not know the model number for the TV, but it is a 1080p model that I bought from Target 2 yrs ago.

Trouble is, the TV has no audio-out jack except for the headphone jack. So, I run the Bose through the headphone jack and it works ok (meaning, I can hear the TV, even if the quality is nothing special.) I have used this setup for a while now, but I am considering upgrading the TV to something newer and a main driver of doing this would be to get better sound.

So, two questions- the first of which is the most important:

1. If I had a TV with an optical audio port (which I can use with the Bose system), would I recognize an improved sound quality from the headphone jack?

2. Any suggestions on TVs? I want a 47-50", 1080p, great image and sound. I don't need too many fancy features.

Thanks in advance.
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post #2 of 2
1/28/12 at 8:32am
What is your source for TV watching Cable, SAT, or over the air reception? If you have cable box connect that to the Bose with a digital cable for surround sound. If you have over the air reception then that is when you would use the optical out on your TV to feed Dolby D to your receiver. If you connect audio to your TV and then use the optical out to the receiver you will most likely only get a stereo feed.
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