kram
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I just recently got a Sony HT-7000DH HTIB (love it by the way) and almost have everything hooked up the way I want. If you need to know, I have a fairly old 36" Sony CRT tv only capable of 480i with no digital audio connections. I have a few questions though...
I have a tivo and a digital cable box that I want to hook up to the receiver. Right now the set top box is hooked into the tivo and the tivo audio cables are hooked into the receiver while the video cable is hooked directly into the tv. The first time I hooked up everything to the receiver I used rca cables for everything because that seemed like the only option that made everything work. I would rather hook everything into the receiver instead of having to change inputs on the tv and receiver. Then, I got two component cables, one from the dvd player to the receiver and then from the receiver to the tv. The dvds look great but digital cable will not show up, only the audio. Is that because the digital cable box is hooked up to the receiver via yellow rca rather than component?
Next question,
When I watch HBO on digital cable, is it required to have a digital coax cable to get 5.1 audio? The box does have that connection but my tivo doesn't. How can I hook up the tivo to everything if it doesn't have any kind of digital audio connection since the set top box is hooked into the tivo and the tivo into the receiver? The only way I see to hook everything up is to use rca cables but then I would lose 5.1 audio correct?
I hope all that made sense. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
I have a tivo and a digital cable box that I want to hook up to the receiver. Right now the set top box is hooked into the tivo and the tivo audio cables are hooked into the receiver while the video cable is hooked directly into the tv. The first time I hooked up everything to the receiver I used rca cables for everything because that seemed like the only option that made everything work. I would rather hook everything into the receiver instead of having to change inputs on the tv and receiver. Then, I got two component cables, one from the dvd player to the receiver and then from the receiver to the tv. The dvds look great but digital cable will not show up, only the audio. Is that because the digital cable box is hooked up to the receiver via yellow rca rather than component?
Next question,
When I watch HBO on digital cable, is it required to have a digital coax cable to get 5.1 audio? The box does have that connection but my tivo doesn't. How can I hook up the tivo to everything if it doesn't have any kind of digital audio connection since the set top box is hooked into the tivo and the tivo into the receiver? The only way I see to hook everything up is to use rca cables but then I would lose 5.1 audio correct?
I hope all that made sense. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
