--- In [email protected], MegaZone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Once upon a time Jim Robertson shaped the electrons to say... > > I'm wondering if I should use an optical audio out cable to connect my TiVo > > HD DVR to my Bose Lifestyle 35 surround sound system. The Bose system uses 5 > > channels plus subwoofer; some newer systems apparently support a 6th > > "center" surround channel, but mine does not. > > The simple answer is 'yes'. Optical is always going to be better than > stereo L/R. > > But the more complex answer is - it depends. If you're using HDMI and > that is connected to a system that supports surround sound, then there > is no need to use optical - OR stereo. >
> -MZ > Neither the Lifestyle 35 nor my TV support HDMI, so I'm using component video RCA cables for the video signal. My specific question was whether, if an HD broadcast is Dolby Digital, will the (presumably different) surround-sound encoding/decoding supported by the Lifestyle 35 be the audible result of sending an optical audio out signal from the TiVo HD to the Bose control box? Thanks so much for your always informative answers! Jim Robertson
