Recent content by jsmithepa

Then you want a tuner with HDMI switching capability, see one with multiple HDMI ports? that's it. I personally don't have experience in availability. U maybe able to buy a switcher as a separate box, so Tuner ---> Switcher ----> TV. What you doing for sound? (thinking one step ahead) 'cuz an...

Begs the question, why do you want to hook up an ALREADY AMPLIFIED box to active speakers having its own redundant built-in amplifier?

SPDIF is oftentimes a COAX DIGITAL connection, and is old and outdated, unlikely to find in external speakers. Fortunately for you, SPDIF is a close cousin of Toslink, add a gadget like THIS, and buy any active (self powered) speakers system with Toslink and you are done.

U made it sounds like, "I want to pump diesel into this gasoline car but the nozzle doesn't fit!" :D Making a guess you want Internet access, is either hardwired (ethernet) or WIFI, pick your poison.

You have to tie them up with a proper crossover, and the input of the crossover is what your amp sees.

Well, in essence, u find the same connection TYPE on both pieces and hook 'em up. Your choices are, in order of desirability: HDMI Component (5 cables hookup) Composite/AV (3 cables hookup) I am not giving you instructions for your specific equipment, these are just generic instructions. Up to...

Will sound weaker but nothing is gonna blow up, whether it sounds better is up to your own pair of ears.

Not suitable for 4K TVs.

A PC, a Roku, an xBox, a DVR, a BR, a Turntable, a tuner etc etc etc. OK, you have no interest in any of those? u say that now. But OK man, 2 things and never anything else, you got it.

More inputs means you can hook up more things to it, flexible. Everything else being equal I'd prefer more drivers for potentially more active area assuming the drivers are the same size on both. More area=can push more air with less effort.

So your TV doesn't have component input, that's why you are posting? Component connectors are becoming rare to be sure, the world has moved to HDMI. Your hope is, Sony outputs COMPOSITE through the same jacks (consult manual) because I've seen modern TVs have maintained this connection, they...

Simply, YES. Even if u are able to get away with it, you seldom turn it up loud, so small risk that you will trip the amp's protection mechanism... STILL this will happen: When you are driving something with not enough power, in this particular situation with not enough CURRENT (reach into...

Modern TVs don't have red/write audio output but oftentimes they have headphone_out, it carry the SAME signal though, don't let a change of connector type intimidates you, u just need a different cable.

TV manual is Godspel. All manuals can be downloaded from the Internet.

I wager that recorder is made to record OTA. Cable/Sat vendors don't want to allow you to record directly off their HDMI, anti-piracy they say, they will allow you to record off their analog output from set-top box if available. Vendors will allow and often will sell/rent you a DVR box