Archive for the 'Home Theater' Category

How do I use my home theater to play all audio from the HDTV?

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

gigolo asked: I have a home theater (with DVD player) and a cable recorder box connected to my HDTV. The home theater is on HDMI-1 and the cable box is connected to Component-2 (video and audio). How do I use my home theater speakers to play the audio when I’m watching cable TV through component-2? [...]

I have tried connecting my laptop’s RGB output to my HDTV and get a protected content error. How do I fix?

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

robv1 asked: I have tried connecting my laptop’s RGB output to my HDTV and get a protected content error. I don’t have an issue with actually seeing other content. This just happens when I try to play a DVD. How do I fix?

How do I make my PC have HDTV and RCA inputs?

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

JD asked: I am planning on moving to an apartment using my PC as my entertainment center. Using my TV I would like to hook up my Wii and an HDTV tuner. I am assuming that I would need a specific video card to do this. What video card (or features in one) would I [...]

Can I hook up my PS3, DirecTV HD receiver and HDTV to my surround sound system, all via HDMI?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

cribisencinibis asked: I just bout a new Sony Home Theater system, with 5 HDMI ports. And have a PS3, HDTV and regular DirecTV HD reciever. Can they all be hooked up via HDMI through the Surround sound system? And would Monster cables be the best for quality?