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Hi,

I`ve recently bought a Toshiba widescreen tv and am now thinking of getting a sourround sound amp and speakers. This should be great for dvd and video but, trouble is, the tv doesn`t have audio out sockets. Does this mean that I can`t get pro logic while watching `normal`, terrestrial tv? Is there any way of getting around this? Could I use the headphone socket for instance?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks in advance,

Neil

If it`s anything like my TV, the scart sockets also carry audio/video out.. (at line levels - just right for an external amp/decoder). You can in theory use a headphone out (I`ve seen it done), with the volume on the TV REALLY low (to mimic a low-level signal).

Check the TV manual, and get a scart -> phono-out lead (get the right pinout).
Richer sounds or BeyondHifi can probably help.

Thanks for the info. I think you`re right and I should be ok. I knew one of the scarts did output as well as input but I thought it just did whatever was coming in from the other scart. A quick recheck of the manual tells me that I can select tvtuner as the source to output so hopefully should be fine.

I`ve been looking into either the Sony htk-215 or 315 anyone know if they`re any good?

Thanks,

Neil

I`ve got the htk-215 and love it. It looks good and sounds excellent.

It has two optical inputs plus tv & video plus 5.1 if your dvd player has a decoder built in. I use the optical out on my player and the results are good.

The other way of getting prologic is to use the audio out sockets on your vcr into the amp - I get slightly better sound doing this than from my TV`s outputs.

Cheers.
Just had a listen in my local Currys and it sounded pretty good. Does it have a DTS decoder as well as the Dolby Digital or is the DTS logo just for the 6 channel inputs? Not sure whether to go for the 315 for the extra power - I like the small size of the 215 though......don`t think 315 will fit anywhere!

Neil