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Kid Ballistic · #1 03-17-2008, 01:03 AM

Alright, I would be greatly appreciative of anyone who can take the time to help me get my TV home entertainment system woes fixed.

I currently have an XBox 360, PS3, & HD Cable box hooked up to my TV & Bose 321 system.

I am trying to figure out how to get the best sound out of all the systems combined and so I went out and got an optical audio cable (since it seems to be the best audio input option for my Bose system). I currently have all of the video inputs from the components running into the TV and all of the audio inputs split and go into the Bose.

So basically, when I want to watch cable, I have to change the TV input channel and then the Bose input channel. Such is the case with the PS3 and XBox. This is very cumbersome and I'm guessing only the PS3 (using the optical cable) is getting the surround sound benefit.

Is there a way to make all the A/V inputs go into the TV and then utilize the optical cable to send the sound to the Bose 321? I know this is a tough question, so again.....any help is appreciated.

Mahalos! Kid

SlickRick51586 · #2 04-06-2008, 10:09 PM

no to the question of running all your audio to the TV.... Especially since you didn't even say what kind of TV it is.

the Bose 321 might give good sound quality but it is a crap receiver, no HDMI...

There are some options...

Get a decent receiver that can manage all your A/V connections. That way one remote does everything, and you could splurge and get a real surround sound system 5.1.

The other option is some type of A/V switch. There are a variety of them and some are rather expensive.
There are even automatic ones that will switch based on input activity. however since you are using a variety of inputs this won't work well for you because most a/v switches are one input type.

what you want your TV to do is what your receiver should do. Manage all your a/v inputs.

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