Sony RHT-G500 Surround Sound TV Stand £129.99 in Currys - Were £400 new

scottishf

i still want one of these

custardy

scottishf wrote: »

i still want one of these

they do make a difference
not a patch on a proper separate av set up but miles ahead of standard speakers

kaka72

shailesh wrote: »

You can download the instructions from the Sony website here

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hcs-cinema-surround-kit/rht-g500#pageType=manual

The remote has a code of RM-ANU041

Thank you very much for this info x

kaka72

caerphilly1960 wrote: »

I had the one from Gloucster with no remote and have been seaching the net for one with little joy. (They weren't offering the £20 off for no remote either so you did OK there) Found the RM-ANU041 at £60 to £65 online but the other "newer" models have an alternate remote RM-ANU031 which is £15 so trying to find out if the RM-ANU031 will drive the RHTG500.

I have downloaded the instructions from the sony website if you can't find the link let me know. One site I visited wanted £15 for a set of instructions!!!

If you find a supplier of the proper remote please can you let me know too.

Won't be setting mine up until the new TV arrives next week but will be looking at other people's experiences

site to purchase remote at £65 at remotes4u.co.uk

Hello, thanks very much for your time.
My husband has said to tell you to go back to store, tell them you've just unwrapped it as he did and there was no remote etc. They had a look for it then offered him £20. he has also gone in today and told them he thought there should have been an optical audio lead supplied with the unit. So they gave him one of the shelf ( costs £20). Can't fault Currys customer service in Wrexham.

kaka72

Worgie wrote: »

Have you got the sound coming out of your g500 yet? If not let me know and I'll help.

Can't thank you enough.
husband...once he got the instructions for a g550 unit ....managed to work out we needed an optical audio lead as well as the hdmi.
He had plugged it in!!!! ( I did check!!!)
Managed to get it working lovely but still need to get a remote.
P.s It looks and sounds FANTASTIC.:beer:
P.Ps we got a 40" sony w series from argos as recommended on here. Sister got a discount plus approx. £40 in nectar points off, managed to pay only £499.
I love this site xxxx

wayneunique

custardy wrote: »

also for those that have got these
take the itme to check the settings on the appliences you have 'feeding' the Sony unit
things like PS3's have settings that can make a big difference
eg setting the audio stream to bitstream lets the RGHT550 process the sound
makes a big difference on my set up

In the PS3's audio output settings - do you just keep it at Linear PCM 2Ch 44.1 kHz and Linear PCM 2Ch 48 kHz?

Reason I ask is that I didn't know if the stand supports 5.1Ch PCM?

custardy

i dont run this stand but give it all the channels
2 channel means you lose the benefit of the surround features
mine can handle 7.1 PCM
i run bitstream to the amp

EDIT: just checked this does the same

LPCM (2CH / 5.1CH / 7.1 CH) thru HDMI™
YES / YES / YES

custardy

kaka72 wrote: »

Can't thank you enough.
husband...once he got the instructions for a g550 unit ....managed to work out we needed an optical audio lead as well as the hdmi.
He had plugged it in!!!! ( I did check!!!)
Managed to get it working lovely but still need to get a remote.
P.s It looks and sounds FANTASTIC.:beer:
P.Ps we got a 40" sony w series from argos as recommended on here. Sister got a discount plus approx. £40 in nectar points off, managed to pay only £499.
I love this site xxxx

what are you running that you need optical plus HDMI?
HDMI carries video and audio so any source outputting over HDMI shouldnt need optical

wayneunique

custardy wrote: »

i dont run this stand but give it all the channels
2 channel means you lose the benefit of the surround features
mine can handle 7.1 PCM
i run bitstream to the amp

EDIT: just checked this does the same

So I should tick the other PCM formats (LPCM (2CH / 5.1CH / 7.1 CH)?

custardy

wayneunique wrote: »

So I should tick the other PCM formats (LPCM (2CH / 5.1CH / 7.1 CH)?

on the ps3 via HDMI?