Connecting things up!

B.I.T.S · 08-02-2011, 17:15

My god this whole connection thing is very very confusing!
i have these units and i'm getting very confused on how to connect them for best sound/video experience.

Samsung V+
Samsung HT-C6930W 3D 7.1 ch Channel Blu-ray Home Cinema System
Samsung LCD TV

at the moment this is how its all connected up:
V+ to TV - HDMI
Samsung DVD to TV - HDMI
V+ to Samsung DVD - SPDIF (for surround sound)

i dont want to end up having to put the surround sound on all the time to watch east-enders and the likes... so should i leave the connection as they were or use this suggested setup:
V+ to Surround then out to the TV all VIA HDMI? would i get the full 5.1 sound? (i have enough inputs and outputs to cater for this)

Digital Fanatic · 08-02-2011, 17:24

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Originally Posted by B.I.T.S

My god this whole connection thing is very very confusing!
i have these units and i'm getting very confused on how to connect them for best sound/video experience.

Samsung V+
Samsung HT-C6930W 3D 7.1 ch Channel Blu-ray Home Cinema System
Samsung LCD TV

at the moment this is how its all connected up:
V+ to TV - HDMI
Samsung DVD to TV - HDMI
V+ to Samsung DVD - SPDIF (for surround sound)

i dont want to end up having to put the surround sound on all the time to watch east-enders and the likes... so should i leave the connection as they were or use this suggested setup:
V+ to Surround then out to the TV all VIA HDMI? would i get the full 5.1 sound? (i have enough inputs and outputs to cater for this)

This is the best set-up. you would get full 5.1 sound, This is how mine is set up.

BenJSmyth · 08-02-2011, 17:47

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

This is the best set-up. you would get full 5.1 sound, This is how mine is set up.

Ditto

B.I.T.S · 09-02-2011, 11:41

Will give this a go this weekend then

thank you

tweedie · 09-02-2011, 11:56

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Originally Posted by B.I.T.S

Will give this a go this weekend then

thank you

Connecting your V+ to Surround then Surround to TV will mean you need to have your surround on when you want to watch TV unless its able to pass through audio and video when its on standby.

adzzzbatch · 09-02-2011, 12:15

Who wants their sound through horrible tinny tv speakers anyway?

We have everything connected via Hdmi to the amp with just the one hdmi cable to the tv. If your set up has a "Night Mode" you can use that to curve some of the bass if you don't want it to be too much for everyday stuff.

Also remember not everything is broadcast in DD 5.1, most of it is still 2.0 linear pcm or DD 2.1

Digital Fanatic · 09-02-2011, 12:17

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Originally Posted by adzzzbatch

Who wants their sound through horrible tinny tv speakers anyway?

We have everything connected via Hdmi to the amp with just the one hdmi cable to the tv. If your set up has a "Night Mode" you can use that to curve some of the bass if you don't want it to be too much for everyday stuff.

Also remember not everything is broadcast in DD 5.1, most of it is still 2.0 linear pcm or DD 2.1

That's what we do.

B.I.T.S · 09-02-2011, 12:56

"night Mode"???

---------- Post added at 12:56 ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 ----------

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Originally Posted by tweedie

Connecting your V+ to Surround then Surround to TV will mean you need to have your surround on when you want to watch TV unless its able to pass through audio and video when its on standby.

i need to find this out, not that keen on having the surround sound on all the time.

Digital Fanatic · 09-02-2011, 13:16

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Originally Posted by B.I.T.S

"night Mode"???

---------- Post added at 12:56 ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 ----------

i need to find this out, not that keen on having the surround sound on all the time.

Night Mode is an option on some Amps. Sony for example.

B.I.T.S · 09-02-2011, 15:45

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Night Mode is an option on some Amps. Sony for example.

aah ok, mine isnt an amp (although i know it technically has one built in) it's more of an "all in one" thing. i havent seen a night mode option on it... unfortunately.

B.I.T.S · 14-02-2011, 10:47

Connecting V+ to the Sony unit isnt an option as the Sony HDMI in/out isnt pass-through. so i'm back to connecting the V+ to TV with HDMI and the Sony DVD/Surround to TV with HDMI to the TV and then the V+ to the Sony with SPDIF... my main problem now is lip-sync

adzzzbatch · 14-02-2011, 23:28

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Originally Posted by B.I.T.S

Connecting V+ to the Sony unit isnt an option as the Sony HDMI in/out isnt pass-through. so i'm back to connecting the V+ to TV with HDMI and the Sony DVD/Surround to TV with HDMI to the TV and then the V+ to the Sony with SPDIF... my main problem now is lip-sync

Just had a quick look at the manual for your All-In-One system. The Samsung model you mentioned in your first post right?

I noticed that there is an AV Sync/Aduio Delay function on your system, if you have a play with that it should help your lip sync issue.

B.I.T.S · 15-02-2011, 17:12

the problem is, the lipsync issue isnt on the second you switch it on, its gradual, so if i mess about with the settings, wouldnt this make things worse?

adzzzbatch · 15-02-2011, 20:17

Settings are there to be played with, if it doesn't help you can always change it back.

It does seem that having sync problems when using an optical connection for Audio is quite a common problem.

Marcus125 · 15-02-2011, 23:17

In the short time we had the Samsung V+ in the living room we never managed to get 5.1 through our amp working correctly.

Either we got 5.1 on 5.1 broadcast and no sound at all on every other channel or normal sound pumped through all speakers which is crud.