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Painted · 01-05-2005, 10:22 PM

I'm looking to set up a cheap surround sound system for my dvd player. Heres what I am thinking of buying:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-019&depa=1

The only problem is that my dvd player only has the standard yellow composite video + red/white composite stereo outputs. Will that work with that surround sound set, and if it doesn't, do you have any suggestions?

Also, are there wall-mounting sets for the sattelite speakers? If so, where can I get them?

sashime76 · 01-06-2005, 10:53 AM

The wall mounts will cost more than the system you want to get. Personally I wouldn't get them at all. I hope you know how much 5w output sounds like. If you have a spare pair of computer speakers why not use them? You ought to get a better DVD player with digital output, a decent receiver for preamp and a better 4.1 or 5.1 speaker system. I didn't think much of speakers in general until I got a set of Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra.

hilbert25 · 01-06-2005, 08:03 PM

You will not get surround sound from those. You need speakers with a digital decoder and a dvd player with digital output.

Those will give 5.1 from a computer with a 5.1 soundcard or the rare external decoder, but that's it.

Painted · 01-06-2005, 09:13 PM

Aw, shit. Do you guys have any suggestions on what to buy, DVD player wise and speaker wise?

Then again, all I really want is sound coming from in front of me and from behind me, added with a bit of subwoofer bass. Is that the surround sound your'e talking about? Enlighten me..

Konichiwaneko · 01-09-2005, 11:55 PM

if it's something small, probably just get an apex playyer and a logitech z-5500 sound system.

I know they are computer speakers, but if you aren't planning on filling a large room and it's for yourself then those speakers aren't bad.

I have middle of the line sound system, and truthfully the better you get the more exponentially priced it goes up.

01-05-2005, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-06-2005, 09:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Painted Pleasure Burn	Aw, shit. Do you guys have any suggestions on what to buy, DVD player wise and speaker wise? Then again, all I really want is sound coming from in front of me and from behind me, added with a bit of subwoofer bass. Is that the surround sound your'e talking about? Enlighten me.. __________________ I came across a nice rack at the department store Last edited by Painted; 01-06-2005 at 09:18 PM..

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Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	if it's something small, probably just get an apex playyer and a logitech z-5500 sound system. I know they are computer speakers, but if you aren't planning on filling a large room and it's for yourself then those speakers aren't bad. I have middle of the line sound system, and truthfully the better you get the more exponentially priced it goes up. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

01-06-2005, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
sashime76 Addict Location: Hoosier State	The wall mounts will cost more than the system you want to get. Personally I wouldn't get them at all. I hope you know how much 5w output sounds like. If you have a spare pair of computer speakers why not use them? You ought to get a better DVD player with digital output, a decent receiver for preamp and a better 4.1 or 5.1 speaker system. I didn't think much of speakers in general until I got a set of Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra.

01-06-2005, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	You will not get surround sound from those. You need speakers with a digital decoder and a dvd player with digital output. Those will give 5.1 from a computer with a 5.1 soundcard or the rare external decoder, but that's it.