Connecting 2.1 LG Home Theatre to SKY+ HD box

Naive_And_Proud

Hello all

I have today bought an LG 2.1 speaker system which includes a dvd player, and have managed to hook it up so that it plays the surround sound whilst dvds are playing. What I would like to do, and the main reason I purchased the system, is to be able to use the system whilst watching TV through my SKY+ HD box.

Can someone please explain (as simply as possible ) how I can hook up the two systems to get sound playing while I watch TV?? I'm not sure if it is relevant, but I have a Samsung TV.

Any help is greatly appreciated !!

Thank you !!!!!!

KillerWatt

Model of speakers?
Model of TV?
What interconnects are you currently using for the DVD and Sky+ box?

I will assume you are using HDMI for both, in which case if your speakers have an optical input and your television can do the 5.1 passthrough correctly (not many can), then simply take the optical out from your TV and pump it in to the speakers.
At this point, whatever audio is coming from your TV speakers will also be fed to the Logitech's.

aliEnRIK

KillerWatt wrote: »

Model of speakers?
Model of TV?
What interconnects are you currently using for the DVD and Sky+ box?

I will assume you are using HDMI for both, in which case if your speakers have an optical input and your television can do the 5.1 passthrough correctly (not many can), then simply take the optical out from your TV and pump it in to the speakers.
At this point, whatever audio is coming from your TV speakers will also be fed to the Logitech's.

SKY HD boxes dont allow 5.1 down HDMI cables (Which I think is a complete p*sstake)

aliEnRIK

OP ~ whats the model numbers of the tv and the LG?

Naive_And_Proud

TV: Samsung LE32B350
Home Theatre: LG - HT253DD

From reading other sites it seems I need to place an optical cable from the SKY+ HD BOX "Optical Out" port into the home theatre system. However I can't see where this would go into the system as it doesn't appear to have an "Optical In". I have read on reviews of the product that you CAN get SKY+ HD hooked up though. Very frustrating !

Please help if you can!

(Sorry, hit the reply button too soon!)

aliEnRIK

And whats the model of LG?

Naive_And_Proud

TV: Samsung - LE32B350
Home Theatre: LG - HT253DD

From reading other sites it seems I need to place an optical cable from the SKY+ HD BOX "Optical Out" port into the home theatre system. However I can't see where this would go into the system as it doesn't appear to have an "Optical In". I have read on reviews of the product that you CAN get SKY+ HD hooked up though. Very frustrating !

Please help if you can!

aliEnRIK

Your knackered for connecting the tv (Your quite right about the optical as thats the only output the samsung has)

So all you can do is plug the SKY HD into the player via phono cables

Naive_And_Proud

So I need to get myself some phono cables to hook up Sky to the LG? Will that give me digital sound?

aliEnRIK

Naive_And_Proud wrote: »

So I need to get myself some phono cables to hook up Sky to the LG? Will that give me digital sound?

No, theres no digital input on your LG

All youll get is standard analogue stereo

KillerWatt

aliEnRIK wrote: »

SKY HD boxes dont allow 5.1 down HDMI cables (Which I think is a complete p*sstake)

That is probably because Sky don't transmit in 5.1, but it does allow the 2 channel stereo down the HDMI lead which the Logitech speakers will happily work with if the television can do the audio passthrough correctly.


PS

Can't find accurate specs on your DVD system.
One site says it has optical in, other sites make no mention.