Question about digital to surround sound connection.

Zorro · 06-07-2004, 19:53

Can anyone help? I'm looking for the correct cables to connect my NTL digital box to my JVC DVD and I am geeting nowhere. Any suggestions?

MovedGoalPosts · 06-07-2004, 20:00

I'm not sure that ntl STBs, (set top box) have a specific digital audio out connector? The best you can do then is to use a SCART lead, or alternatively some STBs also have standard hi-fi style phono sockets. Perhaps you can clarify what the make / model of the STB is (often a number printed on a label underneath the STB)

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iadom · 06-07-2004, 20:03

Hi, and

the guy you need is Altis, doubtless he will be along later, if not I will bump this or let him know.

06-07-2004, 20:08

i achieved this buy connecting the scart that goes from the STB to the TV to a splitter box. From the splitter box i send a scart to the TV and then two phono leads to the home cinema. Some models of STB have phono outputs on them, if yours does you can connect these to your home cinema.

jtwn · 06-07-2004, 20:35

If you have a 4000 series box, if im right, you will only have scart outputs. Unless your jvc dvd/amp has a scart on the back im guessing you'll have to give it a miss with a scart to scart.

Though, if you can get a scart to phono, you can connect the red and white phonos to the respective ones on your dvd aswell as the yellow to a yellow composite on the dvd, im guessing you already have the dvd hooked up to the screen so it may go through that?

You have to make do with just Pro Logic II on your dvd (or just the normal pro logic, if it has it), its sounds great with dolby surround programs, but everything else will sound just as nice.

Zorro · 23-07-2004, 16:54

Sorry that I've not replied earlier - been on holiday

. Thanks for the suggestions but I'm not really any further forward. My set up is as follows:

Video - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital box, the other free
Digital Box - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Video, the other to TV
DVD surround sound - 1 Scart connected to TV
TV - 3 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital Box, 1 to DVD and the other is free.

There are no audio ouputs from the digital box, no optical outputs either. If I get a splitter and run the Scarts from the DVD and the Digital Box to it and then on to the TV will this sort out the problem?

paulyoung666 · 23-07-2004, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorro

Sorry that I've not replied earlier - been on holiday

. Thanks for the suggestions but I'm not really any further forward. My set up is as follows:

Video - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital box, the other free
Digital Box - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Video, the other to TV
DVD surround sound - 1 Scart connected to TV
TV - 3 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital Box, 1 to DVD and the other is free.

There are no audio ouputs from the digital box, no optical outputs either. If I get a splitter and run the Scarts from the DVD and the Digital Box to it and then on to the TV will this sort out the problem?

have a look at maplins , you should be able to get a scart lead with audio breakout leads

Neil · 23-07-2004, 17:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorro

Sorry that I've not replied earlier - been on holiday

. Thanks for the suggestions but I'm not really any further forward. My set up is as follows:

Video - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital box, the other free
Digital Box - 2 Scarts, 1 connected to Video, the other to TV
DVD surround sound - 1 Scart connected to TV
TV - 3 Scarts, 1 connected to Digital Box, 1 to DVD and the other is free.

There are no audio ouputs from the digital box, no optical outputs either. If I get a splitter and run the Scarts from the DVD and the Digital Box to it and then on to the TV will this sort out the problem?

What exactly is your 'problem'?

What are you trying to achieve? Is it Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound etc?

We really need to know what you are trying to achieve, & why.

Richard M · 24-07-2004, 02:40

I didn't think you could get Dolby Digital or even the slightly lame Dolby Pro-logic, out of an NTL box.

clayts · 24-07-2004, 02:41

What would be helpful is knowing which audio/video inputs you have on the DVD receiver, including ones you're using at present

Zorro · 24-07-2004, 11:45

FAO Neil,
I'm trying to get my video and NTL box to play through my home cinema speakers but I'm beginning to feel that it is a lost cause.

Tristan · 24-07-2004, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard M

I didn't think you could get Dolby Digital or even the slightly lame Dolby Pro-logic, out of an NTL box.

Of course you can get Pro Logic, and the improved Pro Logic 2 from an NTL box. It's just encoded in the stereo stream. You can't get Dolby Digital 5.1, but then you can't get that on anything but the movie channels on Sky Plus.

Lord Vetinari · 24-07-2004, 12:32

Not sure if this will help- I've just done a surround sound set up at home, but I have separate DVD player and surround amp. The STB cable box is connected to my TV controller box via a scart (my LCD TV has a separate control box). I then take the sound from the TV controller box out to the surround amp. The DVD player is connected to the surround amp via a digital cable. Cable TV will then play out with dolby Pro logic2 (not dolby digital 5.1) and the DVD plays with full dolby 5.1. AFAIK you can't get dolby 5.1 from NTL cable- it's not broadcast (yet at least)

Zorro · 16-08-2004, 22:21

Thanks to all who responded. I bought a BM86T 2-way scart video selecter from Maplins and I now have dolby pro-logic for my cable programmes. Roll on the day that NTL broadcast the movie channels in 5.1.