speaker connections

[LeoN88]

Hello i was hopin for some help i have a set of the z5500 logitech surround sound speakers in my room linked up to the pc and also the ps3 via a optical cable

I am considering buyin sky+ for my bedroom but the problem is if i used another optical cable to connect it to my speakers i would have to keep unpluggin the ps3 one and the sky+ one for whatever one i want to watch, is there a way of making it so i dont have to do this? The tele i am usin is the Philips 37PFL7662D if that helps.

Thanks Leon

 

[Deleted member 651465]

How about this?

 

[Confused]

Sky+ only gives you Dolby Digital surround sound on a handful of channels - only some of the movie channels, on only some of the films they show. All other channels just give you PCM stereo - so the majority of the time, you can get away with just using the stereo RCA (red/white phono), only swapping if you want to watch a film that has DD.

 

[Abyss]

A splitter will do the job, no need for a switch. Only thing with a splitter is it will only work if only one of the two devices is turned on, so I suggest plugging the Sky Box and PS3 into the splitter.

 

[LeoN88]

How about this?

so with this i would have one optical cable from ps3 going to the switch and one optical cable going from the sky box to the switch then what do i need another optical cable from that to connect it to the control centre of the surround sound system? Sorry am rubbish with what cables to get etc

But reason i want to use the speakers is because they are better than the crappy stock speakers on the tele itself..

 

[LeoN88]

A splitter will do the job, no need for a switch. Only thing with a splitter is it will only work if only one of the two devices is turned on, so I suggest plugging the Sky Box and PS3 into the splitter.

http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/SP001.html

Would that be fine then? Would it be ok then if one of them was on standby or do u mean totally cut off with no power?

 

[badbob]

A splitter will do the job, no need for a switch. Only thing with a splitter is it will only work if only one of the two devices is turned on, so I suggest plugging the Sky Box and PS3 into the splitter.

A splitter will cause all sorts of problems in a optical setup. Use a switch.

 

[Abyss]

A splitter will cause all sorts of problems in a optical setup. Use a switch.

What sort of problems are likely to be encountered? As long as both devices aren't on at the same time I can't see there being a problem, and it has the laziness factor.

Yes that's the one LeoN88, standby should do, as long as there is no red light coming out of the optical out on the device.