Stupid question.. Panasonic GT60 to hifi amp?

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Right, apologies but I'm not really up on my audio stuff. After making do with the telly speakers on my GT60 I've decided to get off my bum and move my hifi amp from the opposite side of the lounge and squeeze it into the TV cabinet. We're getting fed up of whisper-quiet dialogue and ridiculously loud explosions! :p

So, before I start scrabbling about moving stuff -- is this possible? I have an old Arcam amp with the usual RCA/analogue L+R inputs. It's not an AV receiver. But I'm getting confused about what I can get out of the TV :confused:

There's a pic of the options just down this page: http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tvs-entertainment/tvs/52868/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b-review

Looks like the RCA outs are just for AV2 which is useless :confused:

Does this mean I need to get an optical to analogue converter, to use the optical out?

Thanks!
 
Well now that I'm home this all makes much more sense, thanks for all the info guys. And I don't know where I got Arcam from, but I've actually got a Marantz pm6010ose! :rolleyes:

Happy to get a DAC. Unfortunately it's going to be a while before I live somewhere in London that will have space for a 5.1 setup so I'm happy to do it properly for now! I take it if I go that route then I will simply have to turn the TV speakers down? I've just looked and can't see any settings relating to the S/PDIF apart from setting it to 'auto' or 'PCM' :confused:
 
Cool. I didn't see any options for setting the TV output for stereo though (rather than 5.1) think that will be a problem? I'll be using the following:

- Freeview TV from TV
- Bluray player
- PVR (old Humax SD thing)
- Raspberry Pi XBMC
- Fire TV
- Xbox 360
- Movie streaming box for work (modified Mac mini)
 
Ok fair enough thanks again. Was that DAC you linked to a specifically a decent one (or brand), or was it just an example of the first one you found? :)
 
Cheers. For all my knowledge I've always been forever confused about RCA, phono, 3.5mm etc. Meh!
 
Yep Talon the RCA outs (if they are even outs) look to be for av2 on mine too. Anyhoo, I've now bought a DAC, optical lead, RCA lead and another HDMI which I needed too. Now all I need is to get the landlord to upgrade my (single) wall plug socket, I've already got a 8x brick on it which is full!
 
Well here's an update. My speakers don't really fit next to the TV. Balls. I need a bigger flat :( Sigh.

My other option now which kinda worked was my girlfriends Creative Inspire 5.1 computer speaker setup. But the only way to control volume is to use the dial which has to be plugged in. Also, we just tried to the aux in so I'm not exactly sure what kind of signal is coming through? :confused:

Was doing:

TV optical - DAC - RCA to single 3.5mm - Aux in to 5.1 sub/box - front 2 speakers

Sounded alright to me..
 
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