the Panasonic ST50 series plasma has an optical (toslink) digital output, and i have an old-fashioned sony home theater set with two front floor-standers with built in amplifiers and two small rear speakers. go ahead and laugh.... but it has a built in center channel, subwoofer, and IR wireless communication to the rear speakers. the remote has all kinds of settings too. and it has two sets of stereo inputs for a separate cd player (or whatever). it's not great for music but for Lord Of The Rings it's really great. ANYWAY, i searched for and immediately found, for $50 or less several toslink to rca-stereo D/A converters (and they throw in the cable, too). i was VERY concerned that Panasonic decided i already had a new
A/V receiver and that would handle all of the audio. maybe they should bundle one for an incredibly cheap price! i for one find those monsters with countless inputs (for all the cheap wire you plan to use) more than i can handle, at least at this point. anyway the tv should sound fine by itself, and the converters get favorable ratings, so "voila" - no problem.
BUT.....my old TV is now sitting in the garage- i have to put it out in front of the house tomorrow for the county to pick it up (it's now designated as bulky waste).
not a scratch on it, a nice wood veneer cabinet, glass doors underneath, etc.
what if it rains? Just because it doesn't work anymore, this is no way to treat my old trusty TV set!! i am kind of upset over this...
A/V receiver and that would handle all of the audio. maybe they should bundle one for an incredibly cheap price! i for one find those monsters with countless inputs (for all the cheap wire you plan to use) more than i can handle, at least at this point. anyway the tv should sound fine by itself, and the converters get favorable ratings, so "voila" - no problem.
BUT.....my old TV is now sitting in the garage- i have to put it out in front of the house tomorrow for the county to pick it up (it's now designated as bulky waste).
not a scratch on it, a nice wood veneer cabinet, glass doors underneath, etc.
what if it rains? Just because it doesn't work anymore, this is no way to treat my old trusty TV set!! i am kind of upset over this...