How to Connect an HDTV to Your Sound System or Home Theater For Dummies

Connecting your HDTV television, whether its plasma or LCD, to your home theater or other sound system is easy with this DIY video. The step-by-step instructions show you which cables to connect to what ports.

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• HDTV
• theater
• sound
• system
• ports
• cables

[tanbrolo]

Short and sweet. Very clear instructions for newbies. Good video.

[jose78614]

this didnt work

you talk funny!!!!!

[obscuresword]

@ContrabassDrio2325 No Digital Optical cables are also referred to Toslink Cables. Ever since 2009 HDMI v1.4 has an Audio Return Channel which bring sounds into the device.

[yousini]

trash video, wtf are you explaining 1 cable if I have 6

[Digijedi569]

Merry Christmas to every Smurf in this village

[callisto854]

@ThePansith the same thing happens to me. I tried using the optical and HDMI and I dont hear anything

[ThePansith]

Hey how about with LG Simplink?? i want to use an external device to my tv then use the home theater speakers. in simplink options u can select whether to use tv or home theater speakers but if i choose home theater i dont' hear anything pls help... btw the dvd is connected via HDMI

[ContrabassDrio2325]

at 0:56 That's not a toslink coax. It's a Digital OPTICAL. And at 1:25, you can only use HDMI for audio/video OUT. not sound in.

[etx0]

Help please, i got a Logitech Z-5500 5.1 sound system, and the ''control center'' got a Optical out/in-put, but not my Philips 32'' HDTV, and my Philips 32'' HDTV got HDMI, but my ''controll center'' in Logitech Z-5500 does not ...?

[tboy221]

@Nando85ec there are different qualities of HDMI cables. they are the standard and high speed. these cables are rated by the speed of the signal. the new 3D tv's require high speed HDMI cables in order to to send the digital information from the player to the tv. 10.2gps and higher are required for 3D.

[Nando85ec]

@MarouaneOfficial2011 Of course. A/V just carry two analog signals: 1st audio in stereo (left and right) + 2nd video... HDMI carries audio and video **digitally** this will let you see images up to 1080p... and envolving sound (5.1 channels or more)...

[MrSTzy]

what if i have cable on my tv? how do i get the sound from the cable to come out of the home theater?