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Note to self
Oct. 24th, 2008 10:27 amTempting.
(Elaboration: Recently somebody at work gave me their home cinema speaker set - just the speakers, no player. I've since been experiencing difficulties getting hold of a Dolby 5.1 DVD player that doesn't come with speakers of its own...)
EDITED TO ADD: With my web search enhanced by Alex's mention of the PS3's digital sound capabilities, I've managed to locate the name of the device I actually need - a surround sound amp or "AV Receiver". This sits between your DVD player (or PS3) and the speakers, splitting the digital sound signal into its appropriate channels - most package-based 'Home Cinema' systems have this built into the DVD player, along with the five-plus-one pairs of speaker outs. Given the price of these decoders (the cheapest one at Richer Sounds is £70) it seems unlikely that the DVD player above has a decent on-board one. Maybe I'll splash out on an amp anyway, since a) the current DVD player won't be immediately redundant, and b) I'll be able to use it with a fancy-ass games console if and when.
(Elaboration: Recently somebody at work gave me their home cinema speaker set - just the speakers, no player. I've since been experiencing difficulties getting hold of a Dolby 5.1 DVD player that doesn't come with speakers of its own...)
EDITED TO ADD: With my web search enhanced by Alex's mention of the PS3's digital sound capabilities, I've managed to locate the name of the device I actually need - a surround sound amp or "AV Receiver". This sits between your DVD player (or PS3) and the speakers, splitting the digital sound signal into its appropriate channels - most package-based 'Home Cinema' systems have this built into the DVD player, along with the five-plus-one pairs of speaker outs. Given the price of these decoders (the cheapest one at Richer Sounds is £70) it seems unlikely that the DVD player above has a decent on-board one. Maybe I'll splash out on an amp anyway, since a) the current DVD player won't be immediately redundant, and b) I'll be able to use it with a fancy-ass games console if and when.
