got a Insignia-5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System. This

is my first surround setup Ive ever had so im not so sure how to

use it. I hooked everything up, the speakers to the receiver and

the sub woofer to the receiver. I Hooked my Time Warner HD

Cable Box up by HDMI to the Receiver and My Playstation 3 by

HDMI to the receiver. The receiver is connected through HDMI

to my TV. Tv sounds great, all of the speakers work and the sub

woofer is very powerful. When I use the Playstation 3 however i

get perfect sound from all of the speakers but the sub woofer

does not function at all. Somebody please help me out. Thanks
Daniel, my speakers and sub are connected to a receiver, and you can use surround sound on a playstation 3 with HDMI you dont have to use optical because my Reciever processes audio/visual through HDMI

You need to connect your PS3 to a receiver where the speakers and subwoofer is connected. You cannot connect the speakers/subwoofer directly to the PS3.

The PS3 comes with an optical audio connection which is required if you want to get surround sound (and thumping bass) from your PS3.

It is possible to get surround systems for about $150-200, but I can’t really say they’re that good… Just be sure the system you get comes with a RECEIVER – not one of those cheap DVD players with the speakers directly attached to it. Those don’t have any additional inputs.

I don’t know if this would have anything to do with it, but since we just got the system, I haven’t had time to set it up around our living room, so I only have the speakers ligned up on the floor with a couple inches within each other.

Could it be the cable that’s bad?(even though it came brand new with the home theater)

Quick troubleshoot:
1) Try another dvd (if you haven’t already)
2) Use another RCA cable to temporarily replace the coaxial digital audio cable, and test your setup. (Yes, a ‘standard’ RCA cable can pass digital audio data).
Fix your problem? then find a permanent replacement cable

Problem still occurring? Then use the DVD player setup menu for digital audio output settings. Certain receivers do not play well with PCM vs. bitstream digital audio signals – or vice-versa. Refer to your manuals about these settings.

NOTE in addition to coax or optical digital audio connections, connect the analog stereo audio cables too. Many receivers use a "auto-polling" feature in the event of signal loss; it will automatically search for an analog signal if digital is dropped.

I hope you got the Bose cheap, because you can get a much better 5.1 (rather than simulated) surround sound system *and* a Blu-ray player for about the same price.

As far as your picture goes, tweak the video settings. It’s possible the old TV’s contrast and brightness were cranked up.

thanks

Most tv programs are in stereo and you will not get surround if in stereo. If the tv program states it is in dolby surround then you will get the rest of your speaker system to work. How is your XBOX 360 hook up to the home theater, what type of cable and which input did you use in the home theater. You should have a selector switch of some kind on your home theater for Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic etc.. Select one of this modes when playing your XBOX. You have to use optical or coax cable to get surround sound from your XBOX, instead of 2 RCA jacks (red and white). Hope this will help you.

In fact if you’re the hand sort, you can assemble your own and save money… http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=536

mk

I disagree with the opinion of Haim Baram that the Israeli education system has managed to instil a "Holocaust awareness" in its pupils (Kol Ha’Ir 12.5.89). It’s not an awareness of the Holocaust but rather the myth of the Holocaust or even a falsification of the Holocaust (in the sense that "a half-truth is worse than a lie") which has been instilled here.

As one who himself lived through the Holocaust, first in Warsaw then in Bergen-Belsen, I will give an immediate example of the total ignorance of daily life during the Holocaust. In the Warsaw ghetto, even during the period of the first massive extermination (June to October 1943), one saw almost no German soldiers. Nearly all the work of administration, and later the work of transporting hundreds of thousands of Jews to their deaths, was carried out by Jewish collaborators. Before the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (the planning of which only started after the extermination of the majority of Jews in Warsaw), the Jewish underground killed, with perfect justification, every Jewish collaborator they could find. If they had not done so the Uprising could never have started. The majority of the population of the Ghetto hated the collaborators far more than the German Nazis. Every Jewish child was taught, and this saved the lives of some of them "if you enter a square from which there are three exits, one guarded by a German SS man, one by an Ukrainian and one by a Jewish policeman, then you should first try to pass the German, and then maybe the Ukrainian, but never the Jew".

One of my own strongest memories is that, when the Jewish underground killed a despicable collaborator close to my home at the end of February 1943, I danced and sang around the still bleeding corpse together with the other children. I still do not regret this, quite the contrary.

It is clear that such events were not exclusive to the Jews, the entire Nazi success in easy and continued rule over millions of people stemmed from the subtle and diabolical use of collaborators, who did most of the dirty work for them. But does anybody now know about this? This, and not what is "instilled" was the reality. Of the Yad Vashem (official state Holocaust museum in Jerusalem — Ed.) theatre, I do not wish to speak at all. It, and its vile exploiting, such as honouring South Africa collaborators with the Nazis are truly beneath contempt.

Therefore, if we knew a little of the truth about the Holocaust, we would at least understand (with or without agreeing) why the Palestinians are now eliminating their collaborators. That is the only means they have if they wish to continue to struggle against our limb-breaking regime.

Kind regards,

[Israel Shahak]

http://www.ety.com/HRP/jewishstudies/crimesgermanocc.htm

It says they hated them more than the Germans, it doesn’t say they feared them more.

And did you miss this part?

"It is clear that such events were not exclusive to the Jews…"

Nobody likes a traitor. No matter what religion they practice or what ethnicity they are.

Peace.

The home theater speakers that I have I quite basic and pretty old, the brand is TCM – it’s similar to Silvercrest brand being sold via Lidl network. One of the potential problems that I can think of – this system has no grounding in the wiring, the power plug has only two connectors (I bought it in Germany). However I am not sure what can I do with it… Any experts here?

From the info you supplied, it is unlikely that the interference is coming from the actual line because the connection according to you is ‘perfect’ and no interference when using the TV. It sounds as if the powerplug when it is actively downloading may be emitting RF which is picked up by the amplifier circuit in the speaker system. This is probably due to poor shielding which one tends to get in cheaper systems, e.g. Amstrads used to have such problems. Try shielding either the speakers or the plug, or try a more expensive system. If you don’t get any crackling, it is definitely down to the speakers.

Some receivers can utilize unused surround channel amplifiers as additional main speaker amplifiers for bi-amp purposes. If your receiver can do this then it might be possible to use one of those channels (you can’t bridge "combine" them) to power your subwoofer but this would require a passive crossover and would not be very efficient.

Unfortunately there really just isn’t any good way to do what you are wanting to do. The best thing will be to get a subwoofer amplifier from Parts Express and use the RCA sub output to connect to that amplifier or if you don’t have the RCA output then some subwoofer amplifiers can extract a subwoofer ".1" from the main speaker output of your receiver without impacting the total impedance load on those channels. Actually it does but it’s something like 10,000 ohms in parallel with your 8 ohm speakers which results in something like 7.999 ohms. That’s going to be about your only option I’m afraid. Basically you are converting your passive sub into an active sub.

mk

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I have my xbox 360 hooked into my tv LG HDTV (Model # 47LH30) via HDMI. I then have my Panasonic home theater system (Model # SA-BT230) connected directly to my xbox 360 via optical cable. The problem is not apparent at first as the audio and video are in perfect sync. Its odd because over the course of maybe 1 to 2 hours the audio slowly drifts out of sync to about half a second behind the video.

Initially I thought this to be a setting on the Panasonic itself so upon reviewing the manual I made some changes. The main change that I made was changing the audio delay setting from Auto to 0MS thinking that would solve the problem. Sadly it didnt work. I’ve been to several websites/forums/support chats to solve this issue but nothing concrete has turned up.

I could understand if it was a little behind at a constant rate but it starts out fine and the sync progressively gets worse. Power cycling the Panasonic seems to fix this but it is far from acceptable having to do this just to enjoy my surround sound.

It should also be noted that I had the exact same problem with a Panasonic SA-bt200 model. Upon making similar changes nothing worked either so I went online to find that several other users online had a similar problem with this exact unit. Thinking it was a fault with the unit I took it back and brought home the newer model expecting it to be in working order. The problem is not as severe on the newer model but its definately unacceptable.

I have fought with both of these systems for hours and im starting to think that I should just ditch the Panasonic systems altogether and get an LG to go with my TV. I’ve also tried this with another xbox only to have the same issue.

I know this issue seems minor but audio being out of sync is one of those things that just drives me crazy so ANY help to alleviate this issue would be greatly appreciated. I’ve fought and fought with this thing to the point that tossing it out the window seems a much less stressful solution to fixing it . Sorry if the message is a little disjointed and the grammar is terrible. I typed this up in a hurry and tried to cram all the details I possibly could.

I look forward to any possible solutions I can get to fix this! Thanks for your time.

GET RID OF THE PANASONIC they are not a good brand and the optical out is just for enhancing
the treble and mid range get a jvc model th-g31 about 250$ i have this same jvc Surround system
and let me tell you it is the best sound for that price range