nekunando Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) Last year I got a new 22" Samsung HDTV that I have my XBOX 360 (HDMI), Wii (Component), SNES/N64/PS2 (AV) and Dreamcast (RGB) hooked up to With that in mind, I'm now wondering if there are any good surround sound systems that I can connect everything to as I want to become futher absorbed in my entertainment.. but at a reasonable price Does anyone know of anything, preferably below £100, that might interest me? The space around my TV is very limited due to having it placed on top of a chest of drawers with my Wii and XBOX 360.. Edited September 23, 2010 by nekunando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) As far as I know, most people go to Logitech for the budget surround system needs.. Take a look: http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers?WT.ac=bc|47|234 Edit: Click "5.1" in the menu left. Edit2: Ah sorry.. You want to connect them all, I'm not sure. Surely you can just hook up the speakers to your TV for the sound to work for all devices? Edited September 23, 2010 by Sméagol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Yeh.. hooking up to the TV would be absolutely fine I was looking at some last night for around £60 that had decent reviews.. but they seemed to be for PC so I'm not sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 You'll just have to look at the connections you can make.. But you can generally assume you can hook up your "PC speakers" to your TV some way or the other. I've looked into it myself some time ago, but I have no actual hands-on experience, so I'm not sure of the following anymore, but: I think your problem may be if you want to be able to use digital surround (dolby digital, dts), in which case you need to connect your speakers to your TV using a digital connection (you'll have to look for digital optical or coaxial cable). I've taken another look at the Logitech site, but they're shit when it comes to offering the actual specs of their products. If you can't connect digitally, you'll need a receiver/decoder, but that will be way out of your budget . I think you'll have to be content with analog surround (max 6 channels), and than the budget PC speakers should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Would it be worth plugging speakers intho the heapphone slot in the back of the TV? I know it wouldn't be proper surround, but it would be better than the standard TV speakers.. right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I don't think you'll get any surround, unless your speakers or your TV itself will convert stereo into some sort of fake surround.. That's not the option I'd take. Your TV should have 3 audio outputs, 1 for the fronts, 1 for the rears, and 1 for the center & sub, otherwise, 6 outputs for seperate channels for RCA cables. Likewise, your speakers should have 3 inputs (or 6, but in the case of budget PC speakers 3 is more likely). Both your TV and speakers may have different options as well. Maybe you could post the model numbers of the TV you have and the speakers you have in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Samsung LE22B450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hmm, I'm still not sure, I've been going over your manual, but it looks like Samsung just has general manuals for the complete model series, and not individual models, so I don't know if this applies to you.. You'll still have to take a look at the rear of your TV. Look at the connections at the back, on the top left corner it should have a "digital audio out (optical)". If so, your speakers will need a digital audio in (optical). I see no other audio outs (well, except for stereo only), so I think this is your only option.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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