(Noob Alert)Want to connect a 5.1 System with My Sony Bravia TV to play PS3 games...How do I start?

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[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Hello[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I have recently bought a PS3 and a 32 Inch Sony Bravia TV.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Currently I am using a 2.1 speaker with TV (Creative , Meant for PC ), by connecting it to the Headphone jack.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I was planning to buy a 5.1 and I thought it would be as simple as it was to connect 2.1 . But I read that usually TV will not have the power to provide surround sound by itself, so some adapters will be needed.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Now I am lost. From what I understand, that standard 5.1 PC speakers won't work with he TV.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Should I then buy a Home theater System? Will that solve the issue? (I dont want that DVD thing they give, just Speakers).[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Or is there any way to connect them to PS3 directly, or will I be needing some kinda amplifiers?[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]What is the best way to setup a surround sound system in this scenario.[/font]

[font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Thanks for the help in advance.
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Your PS3 has only 2 channel analog audio outputs, 5.1 channel is sent out via HDMI/digital out.

Your TV probably has the same. Mention the exact model number, so someone can cross-check.

Regular 5.1 PC speakers need analog audio outputs (Front R/L, Rear R/L, Centre/Sub) to connect to.

If the 5.1 PC speakers you're looking at support digital inputs, then the way you could connect it is :

PS3 >--HDMI cable--> TV >---Optical/Coax cable--> 5.1 PC speakers

Long story short, 5.1 speaker setup with only analog inputs wont get you 5.1 surround sound.. you need one with a digital input.

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A couple of minor clarifications :

- Every speaker needs an amplifier to drive it. In your 5.1 PC speakers, this amp is usually housed inside the subwoofer. In a compact integrated HT setup, this would again be in the sub or DVD player. In a component type HT setup, there's a separate amplifier.

- The audio outputs run at 'line level', i.e. its useful only for transmitting a signal, it cannot directly run speakers. So there's no such thing as a TV not having enough power to run 5.1 speakers - even 2 channel audio would not run on line level output.
 
Thanks [font=arial, sans-serif]Crazy_Eddy[/font] for the reply.
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I have one more doubt. I have connected my PS3 to TV using HDMI.

Now my TV supports audio out in red/white kinda socket :

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I saw a 5.1 speaker which supports the input in that form. Now if i Buy a cable and connect my TV to that speaker, will I be able to get 5.1 surround sound?
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Those are stereo outputs, i.e. front left/right. So its not surround sound.

Most 5.1 systems can accept stereo inputs and then feed the same thing to all speakers, with a bit of delay to make it pseudo surround sound.
 
For 5.1 audio, you need either 6 RCA jacks (analog) or an S/PDIF coaxial/optical link (digital).

Component is only for analog video. So if using Component, you would also need an S/PDIF connection for the audio part.

The seq would be :

PS3 > (Component + S/PDIF) or HDMI > Home Theater > (Component + S/PDIF) or HDMI > TV

Unfortunately it looks like the DAV-TZ135 doesn't have either HDMI or S/PDIF input.

Edit:

This should help you figure out the connections : http://canadahifi.com/images/articles/HomeTheatre_HookupGuide1.jpg

Substitute DVD player for PS3.
 
yes,the sony only has a composite in,not even component and stereo RCA in jacks.and a hdmi OUT.afaik there arent many home theater systems for ~10k(the sony's price bracket) which have 5.1 audio in/spdif in/hdmi in.i bought one(a sony ht) thinking i could use it with my xbox 360,didnt work out

sorry for hijacking this thread,but since i have a similar need,what next?get a onkyo AV reciever system?
 
PS3 has an optical output, you need a optical to analog converter that supports surround decoding.

Ideally you need an HTiB of some kind which has a digital input. Or a AVR+HT with HDMI if you would rather use the HDMI output of the PS3.

For 5.1 audio, you need either 6 RCA jacks (analog) or an S/PDIF coaxial/optical link (digital).
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QFT. There are simply no other options.
 
Oh yeah the PS3 has only 2 channel analog audio, so this wouldn't work.

Not sure if there are any 5.1 DACs out there, other than in HT receivers.

You need something with S/PDIF or HDMI inputs for 5.1 audio.
 
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