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Optimum Online HD question...
I just got a brand new Panasonic 42" 1080i plasma. I called Optimum online and they told me I had to go down and switch my DVR out for an HD-DVR. When i got it, it came with no instructions whatsoever, just the RGB cable and the audio cable.
My question is I guess, what is the difference between the supplied cables and HDMI cables. I am novice with the AV stuff, never having a really high-end TV before. I know the TV does have two HDMI inputs in the back and a ton of other inputs.
I also have the TV wired into my DVD surround sound (again, nothing high end, just a panasonic 5 dvd changer, and 5.1 surround). Should I do HDMI to this too, would that make it sound better?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I am just trying to get the best out of this awesome present. Thanks AZ guru's
My question is I guess, what is the difference between the supplied cables and HDMI cables. I am novice with the AV stuff, never having a really high-end TV before. I know the TV does have two HDMI inputs in the back and a ton of other inputs.
I also have the TV wired into my DVD surround sound (again, nothing high end, just a panasonic 5 dvd changer, and 5.1 surround). Should I do HDMI to this too, would that make it sound better?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I am just trying to get the best out of this awesome present. Thanks AZ guru's
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The component video cables they gave you are analog. The HDMI is digital. The HDMI carries the video and the audio on one cable.
Do yourself a favor, go over to monoprice.com and purchase an HDMI cable.
You will also want to purchase a digital coaxial cable to run the audio from your DVR to your 5.1 surround unit. You can find those at this link http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...d=10236&style=
Do yourself a favor, go over to monoprice.com and purchase an HDMI cable.
You will also want to purchase a digital coaxial cable to run the audio from your DVR to your 5.1 surround unit. You can find those at this link http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...d=10236&style=
Last edited by doopstr; 12-15-2006 at 07:54 AM.
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Forgot to mention, make sure your DVR has HDMI out and not DVI. If it has DVI you can get a DVI to HDMI cable from monoprice.
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I prefer the HDMI because it carries the audio with the video and it supports Dolby 5.1. I got a 6" HDMI cable from monoprice for $20 shipped. There is NO quality difference between my HDMI cable and Monster's $120 cable.
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