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nongming · #1 04-19-2007, 01:19 PM

Hey guys,
sorry if this doesn't belong in this part of the forum.

but I am trying to use my Logitech z5300 speakers with my PS3. But I'm not sure how. Do I connect it to my PS3? or my TV? I have a samsung 26" HDTV.

any help would be appreciated
thanks

BOMBVAIN · #2 04-19-2007, 01:55 PM

It depends, if your speakers have a jack (headphones) then plug it to your TV headphones exit, if its a RCA (the red and white plugs) then plug it to the audio out of your TV

nongming · #3 04-19-2007, 02:07 PM

yeh, that's the thing though

my speakers have headphone jacks, but its 5.1 speakers, made for 5.1 channel sound cards, so there's actually 3 jacks.

I went to an electrical shop, and they sed they didn't know if there was a convertor that could do what I needed.

is it just that my speakers are made ONLY for pc's? coz even on the box, it says its for PC's and consoles

thanks all the same for the reply

BOMBVAIN · #4 04-19-2007, 02:32 PM

Oh i see! then you need a encoder/decoder for the speakers to break sound from 2.0 (plain stereo) to 5.1, just like a home theater since your pc speakers use the soundcard on your pc to do that work.

nongming · #5 04-19-2007, 02:39 PM

lol, sorry, I'm not very familiar with this, so, do I buy this encoder/ decoder?
I just go to an electrical store and ask them for a encoder or decoder for my speakers?

kimmyk88 · #6 04-19-2007, 02:47 PM

I have a 32" Sony Bravia kdl32xbr1 w/ hdmi, but can't get the hdmi to work. Sony said its the tv, that it can only read upto 1080i and ps3 supports 1080p, but i thought that hdmi cable will read or support 480,720 or 1080i? other than just hooking up the hdmi cable and choosing to utilize it under the settings am I missing something??? the hdmi has not worked on my hd digital cable box either?

BOMBVAIN · #7 04-19-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nongming

lol, sorry, I'm not very familiar with this, so, do I buy this encoder/ decoder? I just go to an electrical store and ask them for a encoder or decoder for my speakers?

Sorry, is not that simple.

What i meant is that TVs and normal stereos use 2.0 channels (2 speakers) for audio (left and right, or red and white). 5.1 means 5 channels or speakers and a subwoffer (Front Left, center, front right, surround left, surround right and subwoffer). Your PS3 sends out a 5.1 enconded (mixed) signal and a system like a home theater decodes this mixed signal into 5.1 different signals, one for each channel. If you dont decode this signal you will still be getting a 2.0. Right now you only have the speakers but no decoder to split the ps3 signal, so what youneed is that. By encoder/decoder i mean a home theather system or such other device. I hope i made it clearer for you

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Originally Posted by kimmyk88

I have a 32" Sony Bravia kdl32xbr1 w/ hdmi, but can't get the hdmi to work. Sony said its the tv, that it can only read upto 1080i and ps3 supports 1080p, but i thought that hdmi cable will read or support 480,720 or 1080i? other than just hooking up the hdmi cable and choosing to utilize it under the settings am I missing something??? the hdmi has not worked on my hd digital cable box either?

Thats plain BS my friend, i have a sony bravia and works perfectly fine. Bravias adjust to any of those resolutions. I just plugged the HDMI and got signal with no problems. Try all inputs (video 1, video 2, etc) and dont forget to adjust the settings to HDMI on your PS3.

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