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As a cheap solution, is it worth using my Pro Logic TV speakers as output for a Dolby 5.1/DTS receiver?

Obviously what I really want are 5 decent speakers and a sub, but, as an interim, is it worth using the speakers currently available to me? I`ve got a Sony KV-28FS20 and the speakers seem of decent quality. Rigging up the 2 surround speakers and the centre speaker would be straight forward, so I guess it would only be a case of using the TV`s built-in speakers as front-right and front-left. Then all I`d have to worry about is getting a sub.

Has anyone done this? With my TV, I don`t think you can have separate sound and video inputs simultaneously (other than using the nasty composite phonos on the front, of course), and so you`d have to have the front-right and front-left outputs from the receiver going into the main SCART lead. In other words, combining the video input (from the DVD) and the audio input (from the receiver) into one SCART.

Comments please!

Matt.

Hi

I cant see you being able to use the tv`s front and left the reciever/amp. If was you i`d be looking to use the 2 surround as front left and right and keep the centre as it is.

Even if you did manage to wire the audio from the amp to the scart ( which sounds like a very dangerous exerise to me) the audio in the tv will only be looking for a signal to convert to stereo and not use the left and right internal speakers as SEPERATE channels. which is what u are looking to achieve.

I am not a techie its just my opinion.

shaun

Thanks for the reply Shaun.

Don`t understand what you mean in the first paragraph, but I think you understand what I`m trying to do - use the TV`s left and right speakers as the receiver`s front-left and front-right speakers. I`m not sure how well my surround sound speakers would fare as front-left and front-right.

You`re right, the SCART thing *does* sound dodgy! However, I believe the left and right channels are separate when you`re connecting via SCART.

Can anyone confirm this?

And has anyone used their Pro Logic TV this way?


Thanks again,

Matt.