TV/DVD Home cinema Leads/Cables

HouseHuntr

Hi,

Not very techie and need a little help on leads/cables etc

Buying new palsma TV and need advice on what additional cables/leads I require to connect the home cinema/sky etc. There seems to be a mountain of differinng leads !!

Do i need HDMI cables ? Optical cables ? Rca audio cables ? Coaxal cables ?

Basically I just want dvd's to be upscaled to HD as the player will do that and I want all sound whether it be tv/sky/dvd/music to come out via the surround sound system.

Hope that makes sense !

geewhiz

Depending on your connections you will probably need one of these for video:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3360615/HDMI-v1-3-Professional-Quality-1-2M-Cable/Product.html

and maybe one of these for the sound:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/5228144/High-End-Optical-Cable-5m/Product.html

HouseHuntr

Thanks, crikey they're cheap compared to the stores !!

aliEnRIK

If you want a better picture I would advise plugging the tv STRAIGHT into the wall
Or use a mains conditoner ~
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46830&doy=15m9&C=SO&U=strat15
It filters out 'mains noise' and makes for a better viewing experience (Generally speaking, MOST peope have mains interference)
Which tv are you buying?
Makes a difference as to wether to UPSCALE or not. MOST tvs would benefit from NOT being fed with an upscaled picture and let the tv do it itself!