kingflirt

Hi guys,

I have a Samsung LCD TV (LE40R88BD) and have just purchased an LG home cinema (LG HT762TZ). Can anyone in the know tell me how I can connect my PS3 and Sky HD to this system or even if its possible?

Many thanks,

Ben

spectrum48k

We've got several people on here, including me, who bought an AV amplifier to do this properly.

Bascially, you plug your PS3, SKYHD, DVD player into the AMP

The AMP's audio out connectors goto your speakers
The AMP's video out (HDMI) goes to your TV

One remote control, to choose which bit of equipment gets used by your TV / Speakers

Example of an AV amp (slightly older model this one)
Onkyo TX-SR875 AV receiver: Good grief, that's a lot of inputs - Crave at CNET.co.uk


Or, on a cheaper note, you could buy an HDMI switch box instead of the amp.

HankScorpio

You can do sound of one of them through the sound system as you only have one audio in and no no video in.
Not a very flexible system I'm afraid.

HankScorpio

Although you could do the other in stereo but not really the point is it...?

scooblube

Bit late since he has already bought it. Your only option is to use an optical link from your sky box and PS3 if you have 2 inputs that is.

HankScorpio

There is only one optical, one analogue stereo.

scooblube

Should have bought an Onkyo

Optical for ps3 and analogue for sky box then??

scooblube

Or an optical switcher

scooblube

3-Way Optical Digital Audio Switcher > Maplin

kingflirt

Cheers guys. I'm gonna look at the switchers and see how I go. Quite a bit of effort but hey - it'll look good!

Neanderthal

iTrader: (6)

I got exactly the same optical switcher as the maplin one from Ebay for £5-6 and they threw in 4x 1m Toslink cables.

kingflirt

I had a quick look on ebay. What was the quality like as thats what worries me with that sort of thing?

scooblube

Your other option is to buy one cable and keep swapping it from the PS3 to the sky box depending on with one your using. I only use my AV amp for watching films on sky.

kingflirt

All sorted thanks. My TV has optical output so I just connected it to the DVD player via optical cable. Whatever comes out of the telly goes through the DVD speakers.