Am I on the right track?

ChipD · 10-13-2008, 06:31 PM

I’m setting up a pretty minimal home theater. The display is a ViewSonic N3235w, and the DVD Player is a Philips DVP3982. So far so good… HDMI from the player to the TV. The next step is an amplifier. I want to end up with Dolby 5.1 sound, not some simulation.

The questions is this; I plan to feed audio to this amplifier from what the manual for the TV calls ‘SPDIF Optical output’. Is this gonna’ give me what I want?, ie Dolby 5.1 sound, not some simulation…

Any advice is more than welcome. I’m new at this stuff.

Many thanks,
Chip

yustr · 10-14-2008, 06:54 AM

In a word: Yes.

ChipD · 10-15-2008, 06:32 AM

Thanks Yustr, that’s the word I wanted to hear.

Best,
Chip

10-13-2008, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChipD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 40 OS: XP Pro	Am I on the right track? I’m setting up a pretty minimal home theater. The display is a ViewSonic N3235w, and the DVD Player is a Philips DVP3982. So far so good… HDMI from the player to the TV. The next step is an amplifier. I want to end up with Dolby 5.1 sound, not some simulation. The questions is this; I plan to feed audio to this amplifier from what the manual for the TV calls ‘SPDIF Optical output’. Is this gonna’ give me what I want?, ie Dolby 5.1 sound, not some simulation… Any advice is more than welcome. I’m new at this stuff. Many thanks, Chip

10-14-2008, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,044 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Am I on the right track? In a word: Yes. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

10-15-2008, 06:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
ChipD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 40 OS: XP Pro	Re: Am I on the right track? Thanks Yustr, that’s the word I wanted to hear. Best, Chip