Re: Cable hookup to DVD Player

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:04:38 +0000 (UTC), Mike S. wrote:

> In article <dt6l7ldn3m2x.1uzcsjjufqbk8$.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Patty  <patty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:55:03 +0000 (UTC), Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>> In article <1jo3abql5h9x6$.1awf3jj6vnzzr.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>> Patty  <patty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:19:02 -0500, David L. Martel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Patty,
>>>>> 
>>>>>    I agree with Mike S. either RCA cables or the digital cables
should work 
>>>>> fine with your stereo. You don't need both. Not to be too nit-picky
but 
>>>>> you'll get stereo sound not "surround" sound out of this set up. If
>>you need 
>>>>> surround sound you should investigate receivers with more channels.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dave M.
>>>>
>>>>We do get surround sound.  Different sounds out of the various
speakers
>>>>(front, rear, center and subwoofer), I thought that's what surround
sound
>>>>is.  The manual states that the receiver does have "multichannel
surround
>>>>sound".  It has 5.1 channels.  Granted today similar receivers are 6.1
and
>>>>7.1, but ours does a fine job.
>>>>
>>>>Btw, I used only the digital coax cable and the sound is fine.
>>> 
>>> The "surround sound" derived from the analog inputs is no doubt Dolby
>>> ProLogic; i.e. there is surround information matrixed into the stereo
>>> channels that is recovered by your receiver. This is old technology;
the
>>> effect you get from true 5.1 (or higher) via a digital connection is
much
>>> better.
>>
>>Yes, we have the DVD connected with the digital cable, not the analog.
>>Btw, our new TV has an optical digital cable connector and we're
>>considering using that for the TV rather than the analog R-L cables as
it
>>is right now.  Do you know what is the difference between the TosLink
>>optical cables and plain optical cables or are they the same thing?
> 
> TOSLink is merely the original TO****ba brand for what are often simply
> referred to as digital optical cables.

Thanks, Mike.  I plan to get an digital optical cable to hook to the TV
also.

Patty