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Old 07-11-2009, 03:12 PM   #1
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Default Question about surround sound/receivers/HDMI/optical...
Up until now I've been using an RCA DVD player with 5.1 surround sound built in (6 speaker inputs at the back). When watching TV or playing video games, I'd plug the red/white audio cables into the auxiliary audio inputs on the back of the RCA DVD player, thinking it gave me full 5.1 audio. But the guy at Future Shop the other day told me otherwise.

I just got a Blu-ray player, and this was just before I realized the DVD input was insufficient. So now, I'm looking to buy a new audio receiver. But I don't know what cables I should be using to connect the Blu-ray player and the HD cable box.

Is a digital optical cable enough? Or is HDMI the only way to get the proper audio experience?

I'm sort of confused by the whole thing. And I didn't sleep last night, so I'm sorry if the post is confusing you too.
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