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  1. RobEd

    Can I get 5.1 surround sound from HD cable box?

    Thanks for the suggestions. I stopped at the local Tweeter where I bought the Yamaha receiver and learned that I could assign the one digital coaxial input as a digital cable audio input. They took me thru the process step by step in the store and then sold me a digital cable at half price...
  2. RobEd

    Can I get 5.1 surround sound from HD cable box?

    Thanks for the response. There is a digital coax input, but it's labeled as CD. If I use that input, is there a special cable required, or will a standard coax cable with RCA connections work?
  3. RobEd

    Can I get 5.1 surround sound from HD cable box?

    Tweeter delivered a new Samsung HLM507 yesterday and the cable company installed a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3100HD cable box today. The cable box has a coaxial digital audio output but my Yamaha RX-V630 only has optical audio inputs. Is it possible to get true 5.1 surround sound with the...
  4. RobEd

    Any experiences with ubid.com?

    After several weeks of shopping the local HT stores and reading the posts on this forum I have narrowed my choices to the Denon 1802 or Onkyo 595. Both of these units come up faily regularly on ubid.com at very attractive prices. Most are refurbished units. Has anyone had any problems with...
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