Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-06 Thread Curtis Delzer
all ok, and that is exactly where it is. I got the manual, though it was a matter of finally them accepting what I put in for model number, and then I got all 54 pages of and read it with my Kurzweil 1000, just about perfectly. Some of the menu descriptions were scattered, but I got that the 4

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-06 Thread Curtis Delzer
wow, thank you so very much for the detailed message. I am going to look into all of this, for sure, and consult with my wife who listens quite a lot to this and see how we get on about it. Again, many thanks. I am saving your message for more perusal! Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-06 Thread Curtis Delzer
I will check into these for sure! I know about KEF, and am wondering how B&W became something other than Barker & Williamson. :) Fascinating how these things change over the years. :) Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA On 5/4/2019 7:01 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: By the sounds of your plac

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
As I said its difficult to make sense of a manual which refers to 4 models. I’m dead sure however that the optical socket is around the back. > On 6 May 2019, at 12:05 pm, Curtis Delzer wrote: > > Hi, and thanks for looking. I can not find any earphone output on the front > surface of the set,

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Hamit Campos
h just so ya know HDMI 1 is the 1 we are interested in here. That's the 1 that has ARC. But and I forget now the other name of something else Visio TVs will want you to turn on as well. We delt with this because mom got a few mother's days ago a smart TV. On 5/5/2019 10:05 PM, Curtis Delzer wro

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Curtis Delzer
Hi, and thanks for looking. I can not find any earphone output on the front surface of the set, so if it is there, it is well hidden. The only HDMI connectors I find are on the back, and the HDMI are in a line from bottom to top number 1 2 and 3. take care and thanks again for all the help. Cu

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
The optical digital output socket should be on the rear of your set. It seems there’s an analogue 3.5MM socket on the front of the set for headphones. The manual is a little confusing so I can’t say for sure what other sockets are on the rear of the Television apart fro at least 1 hDMI input - al

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Curtis Delzer
Hi, I gave you not quite the correct model. D50X-G9 thanks Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA On 5/5/2019 1:54 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: The Optical Digital connector looks different from other connectors. Its a square connector and in some cases may be covered by a flap which opens when

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
I’ve found a manual which covers 4 different models so I’ll see what I can make out of it. > On 6 May 2019, at 9:49 am, Curtis Delzer wrote: > > D50X-G9 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2229): https://groups.io/g/all-a

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Curtis Delzer
Hi, here is what I scanned, and hopefully it will help, and a thousand thanks. MODELS / MODULES: D24h-G9, D50x-G9 & V505-G9 Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA On 5/5/2019 1:58 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Do you have a model number for this set? That way I might be able to look up a PDF ma

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Do you have a model number for this set? That way I might be able to look up a PDF manual so I can get further information. > On 6 May 2019, at 6:49 am, Curtis Delzer wrote: > > I found the light on the back of the TV close to the other connectors, is > that the optical digital connector for

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
The Optical Digital connector looks different from other connectors. Its a square connector and in some cases may be covered by a flap which opens when an optical connector itself is inserted, much like the old car cassette players we used opened when a cassette was pushed against the flap. The O

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Curtis Delzer
I found the light on the back of the TV close to the other connectors, is that the optical digital connector for audio? This is a technology I am totally not familiar with, so I wish to learn! I expect that in some ways it is kind of like Bluetooth? just speculating as to how it connects to spe

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
So there we are, that’s the first I’ve ever heard of a TV having a HDMI out and obviously some do however the more common standard for audio is an optical out and at least one HDMI input, I’m willing to bet that the tV we’re discussing has at least and possibly more. So the idea being that the

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Howard Traxler
We have a Sony TV that we got a little over three years ago. The installers gave me an HDMI cable (looks home made) with RCA male jacks on the other end.  I plug them into my stereo auxilary inputs and, of course, have window-rattling speakers on the other end..  The three RCA females on the TV

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Dolby Atmos is excellent but probably not to everyone’s taste or perhaps they may not be interested in putting speakers on the ceiling to get the full effect which is truly stunning if you have the Dolby Atmos material to play which is becoming more widely available. > On 5 May 2019, at 7:20 p

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Is there really any need to go that far? One thing for sure is that all modern day TV’S have a digital optical out and the other sure thing is that the Key Egg speakers we’ve discussing along with Soundbars have a digital optical input. > On 5 May 2019, at 10:50 pm, Matthew Chao via Groups.Io

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread Matthew Chao via Groups.Io
Suggest you try and contact their tech support dept. to get more of an idea of what your TV has.--Matt, N1IBB. On 5/4/2019 9:41 PM, Curtis Delzer wrote: Well this is suppose to be a top-of-the-line Vizio 4k 50-inch ultra smart TV, so it's connection should be top-of-the-line and conform to s

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-05 Thread pete gurney
hi curtis, i agree with those that say the kef egg are good as i have had these connected to my computer for a few years and they are really good. but like you i recently got a large screen tv and wanted something good to go with it. after studying as many soundbars and surround systems around in

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Curtis Delzer
I'll try that, thanks. Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA On 5/4/2019 4:46 PM, Matthew Chao via Groups.Io wrote: Can you Google the model of your TV and get the specs from there?--Matt, N1IBB. On 5/4/2019 5:36 PM, Curtis Delzer wrote: thanks, these "sound bars," as such, the name confu

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
By the sounds of your place perhaps something like the Key Egg speaker system might be useful given you have plenty of room on your entertainment unit. The Key Egg is a very small but flexible and good sounding bookshelf speaker system. The flexibility of the Egg system means it can be used for a

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Curtis Delzer
Well this is suppose to be a top-of-the-line Vizio 4k 50-inch ultra smart TV, so it's connection should be top-of-the-line and conform to state-of-the-art.) Curtis Delzer HS W B 6 H E F Rialto, CA On 5/4/2019 4:48 PM, Matthew Chas via Groups.Io wrote: I have a Sony soundbar that uses digital/a

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Curtis Delzer
hSay, you might give me an idea as to what you buy for your den because our living room is probably smaller than that is. This is a 50 inch TV, so I suppose the length of the bar would at least similarly correspond to the left-to-right measurements of the TV. Again you're talking with someone w

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Matthew Chao via Groups.Io
I have a Sony soundbar that uses digital/audio or Toslink cable. That's where most TVs and soundbars are heading these days.--Matt, N1IBB. On 5/4/2019 6:06 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Oh and as a footnote. Most Soundbars as far as I know take a digital audio feed from your Televisions so your

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Matthew Chao via Groups.Io
Can you Google the model of your TV and get the specs from there?--Matt, N1IBB. On 5/4/2019 5:36 PM, Curtis Delzer wrote: thanks, these "sound bars," as such, the name confuses me, is it confined to a small area like a bar meaning length of the bar, or would you define it? Seems the TV has a

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Oh and as a footnote. Most Soundbars as far as I know take a digital audio feed from your Televisions so your Television will more than likely have at least a digital audio output. > On 5 May 2019, at 7:36 am, Curtis Delzer wrote: > > thanks, these "sound bars," as such, the name confuses me,

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
The Soundbar is usually a unit the TV sits on though there may be other configurations depending on what you want, how much space you have etc. I’m will be purchasing a Soundbar for the Den and I plan to go out and have a look at a few models. As far as analogue outputs go on your Television? You

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Curtis Delzer
thanks, these "sound bars," as such, the name confuses me, is it confined to a small area like a bar meaning length of the bar, or would you define it? Seems the TV has analog outputs, but they are RCA and don't change with the TV volume, other wise it'd be easy. I don't know if the TV has blue

Re: [all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
The first thing you will need to do is to work out whether the TV has a digital or analogue out. Then perhaps go looking for a Soundbar. These are quite cheap now and no, we’re not talking about surround sound necessarily unless you really want that. I’ve seen 2.1 channel soundboards about the pl

[all-audio] TV speakers.

2019-05-04 Thread Curtis Delzer
Hi! Last week about this time I won a 50 inch 4K ultra Vizio smart TV, and need some speakers. We don't need surround sound just simple and sounding good. I think the back of the TV has RCA jacks for audio, but the output is not variable from them so I suppose there should be a remote which can