How many HDMI cables will I need? My set up is HD cable box connected to Samsung B750 LCD with a Samsung blu-ray player on it's way with this Sony HTCT soundbar. I have 2 HDMI cables already. Will I need a 3rd one to make all of this go together? I have no idea how all of this is going to be set up but I just want to make sure I have everything I need to figure it out. Thanks How many HDMI cables will I need? My set up is HD cable box connected to Samsung B750 LCD with a Samsung blu-ray player on it's way with this Sony HTCT soundbar. I have 2 HDMI cables already.... » Read More How many HDMI cables will I need? My set up is HD cable box connected to Samsung B750 LCD with a Samsung blu-ray player on it's way with this Sony HTCT soundbar. I have 2 HDMI cables already. Will I need a 3rd one to make all of this go together? I have no idea how all of this is going to be set up but I just want to make sure I have everything I need to figure it out. Thanks « Show Less
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Connect your HD cable box and blu-ray player to the CT100 Sub by HDMI cables. Then connect Sub to your TV with another HDMI cable. Don't listen to the manual when it says you also need to connect optical cables from the TV back to the Sub....this is NOT needed when using 100% HDMI setup. Enjoy it.
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great answer and thanks for the hook-up advice. It is kind of what I figured I'd have to do so I already ordered a third HDMI cable.
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Hi Maria, you need buy the following cables: Qty 1 HDMI to HDMI CableQty 1 15 Pin VGA Male to VGA Male CableQty 1 3.5mm Stereo Male to Male Cable
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The HDMI cables are standardized. In my case I connected a Blu-ray player to an HDTV. But any HDMI port/device will connect with any other.Just one other point. The cable sheath is larger so you may have a tight fit on units with close quarters. My HDTV was a tight squeeze on port 1. Fortunately this TV has 4 ports and port 2 was an easy fit.
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No, this is to hook up you PC to two monitors, what you need is a switch box, depending on your video out put cables from your X-Box, and what your monitor has on the input connections, if your X-Box has HDMI output, and your monitor does too, then you don't need a Box, It all depends on what kind of monitor you are using. If your using a PC monitor then you will need a multi-cable switch Box, if you use a TV as a monitor, then you should have a few different connections in the back. Hope this helps.
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Technically only one, I am unsure as to how or why you would have more than one device sending a signal through one cable but in short I found the following information: Of the 18 Gb/sec bandwidth, only 14.4 Gb/sec is usable. The rest is overhead used for error correction and to make the signal more robust over long distances. (This 20% overhead exists in all HDMI versions.) Sending a UHD image over HDMI 2.0 at 60 frames-per-second (fps) is easy. Using the same color depth as HDTV, we only need 6.05 Gb/sec of bandwidth to support that resolution and frame rate with audio. With its 14.4 Gb/sec limit, HDMI 2.0 can handle that quite easily. Concerts, sports, 3D films-any content shot with a 60 fps rate can now be sent over HDMI at full UHD resolution.
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Russell, I currently have 2 monitors hooked up right now. So I imagine a third one could be added. I haven't tried it out for myself yet to lacking a HD TV.
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Maybe you could enlighten me as to what is wrong with my current plan. Get a blue-ray player which features onboard decoding of the lossless formats as well as component analog outputs. Connect the analog outputs to a non HDMI receiver/amplifier and the HDMI output of the blu-ray player directly to the TV. With cheaper full featured blu-ray players, (eg, Vizio for $200) announced at the CES, coming out in the next few months, this may be the low cost way to go. Except for using less cables, what is the advantage in going all HDMI?
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You don't "need" a monster cable. But still connect with an HDMI. I have this and plays my TV, PS4 and everything else. You need, drum-roll...and OPTICAL CORD!! AV 4 plays the TV, AV 1 plays the PS4, so go through the channels and see where the sound is located. I never read any instructions cause one, I'm a guy, and guys don't need no stinking directions! (LMAO) And I had it set up and running in about 2 hours. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, let me know.
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Depending on what you're hooking up, cables included suffice for DVD/Blu-Ray player. I wanted anything coming through cable box (regular TV) to come through soundbar, as well, so had to buy/add an Optical cable also. Get it from Amazon--about 1/2 the cost of electronic stores!
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So the setup I have is my Blu-ray HDMI into my TV and Optical out from my TV to this soundbar. I'm not sure of your setup but you wouldn't connect them separately into the soundbar. Hope that helps
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Depends on whether or not your TV has a return back to the 750 or not. I have an hdmi going from my cable box into the 1st hdmi in the 750. Since my TV has the return back, I placed another hdmi from the last hdmi port om the 750 (output port) in my hdmi 1 port in my TV. Then placed the the chromecast into the game port (hdmi 2) in the 750. To get the chromecast running, I usually just use the remote and the input (white keys on top) to game.. Works great.
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I have Direct TV HD-DVR, 55 inches SONY rear LCD projection HDTV (purchased 6 years ago) and I'm interested in this HTIB. My A/V set up would be like this:1. Connect HD-DVR box to 576 by component(video) and optical audio(audio)2. Connect 576 to LCD TV by HDMI (my TV is old and has only one HDMI input).Questions:1. Will I enjoy the HD-TV and 5.1 digital audio by this set up?2. If yes, does it mean I have to turn on 576 whenever I watch TV?Thanks!
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The best way? That is somewhat subjective. Since it appears that you only have 1 source connected to your soundbar (cable box), your way will work although I think that you are using an unnecessary HDMI cable from the TV to the soundbar. Your goal should be to get video to the TV and sound to the soundbar. Ideally, you want to make as direct a connection to the soundbar as possible from the source. If your TV doesn't have ARC, the HDMI cable from the TV to the soundbar is worthless. In your setup, it serves no purpose anyway because HDMI from the cable box to the TV gets you video and the optical cable from the cable box to the soundbar gets you direct audio. I would eliminate the HDMI cable from the TV to the soundbar since, even if your TV has ARC, your TV is probably only outputting 2 channel audio this way. You will also be keeping the HDMI IN and OUT on your soundbar open should you want to connect a BD player. Another way would be to connect your cable box to the soundbar via HDMI IN and then connect the HDMI OUT from the soundbar to the TV. No need to mix up the 2 ways. To connect multiple sources, I would recommend getting something like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=8463&seq=1&format=2 . Good luck.
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this is an awkwardly worded questions so I will try to answer it in parts. This device connects to any standard 3.5mm audio jack, which the back of your TV should have, as well as be in the back of the source of your sound bar. There is no HDMI cable to connect to this device. My advice, do not replace the HDMI cable from the TV to the sound bar, because you will lose so much audio quality. Instead, what I do is leave the Soundbar system plugged in with HDMI, but turned low/off for my sleeping baby, and I also play the TV sounds through this device connected to my AptX-enabled bluetooth wireless headphones (these are cheap and very simple to use = http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IBCRZ3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), and play as loud as I want.
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Just connected up my Sony HTCT100 to my Samsung LN52A750 (52" LCD HDTV) and Sony PS3. Note: connecting the TV's optical out to the Sony HTCT100 optical input does not seem to provide the same quality surround-sound effects compared to the following recommended set-up:1. Connect HDMI cable from PS3 to Sony HTCT100 (BD HDMI input)2. Connect second HDMI cable from HTCT100 (HDMI TV output) to HDMI input on your LCD HTDV3. Make sure your PS3 Audio output is set to HDMI (automatic audio settings)You'll be very pleased with the Sony HTCT100 surround and low-frequency (bass) effects.- Marshall Just connected up my Sony HTCT100 to my Samsung LN52A750 (52" LCD HDTV) and Sony PS3. Note: connecting the TV's optical out to the Sony HTCT100 optical input does not seem to provide the same quality surround-sound effects compared to the following recommended set-up:1. Connect HDMI cable from PS3 to Sony HTCT100 (BD HDMI input)2. Connect second HDMI cable from HTCT100 (HDMI TV output) to HDMI input on your LCD HTDV3. Make sure your PS3 Audio output is set to HDMI (automatic audio settings)You'll be very pleased with the Sony HTCT100 surround and... » Read More Just connected up my Sony HTCT100 to my Samsung LN52A750 (52" LCD HDTV) and Sony PS3. Note: connecting the TV's optical out to the Sony HTCT100 optical input does not seem to provide the same quality surround-sound effects compared to the following recommended set-up:1. Connect HDMI cable from PS3 to Sony HTCT100 (BD HDMI input)2. Connect second HDMI cable from HTCT100 (HDMI TV output) to HDMI input on your LCD HTDV3. Make sure your PS3 Audio output is set to HDMI (automatic audio settings)You'll be very pleased with the Sony HTCT100 surround and low-frequency (bass) effects.- Marshall « Show Less
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With an HDMI connection, you should not need a separate audio connect. Unless I'm mistaken, you should have HDMI on both units.
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I just bought a 3D TV (Samsung PN59D550). I have the Sony bdp-s570 plugged directly into the TV via HDMI, and when I tried to play Bolt 3D, I get the black screen with the message that the set up is not 3D capable and that I should ensure that my blu ray player is hooked up to a 3D capable device via HDMI. I don't get it. Any one else have any suggestions on how to make this work? I don't want to go buy another Blu Ray player, but I am thinking of buying a Samsung BluRay player to ensure compatibility between the two. This is frustrating.