Hi, I am attempting to set up my first Home Cinema System and need
some advice on connecting up my newly acquired equipment. I should
make it clear I am NEW to this.. and any advice or suggestions will be
taken on board.

My items are : Samsung le3287 LCD TV - new
Samsung DVD HD870 player - new
Panasonic SC-MT1 Home Cinema - 2nd hand

My question/dilemma is how can I ( or is it possible at all..? )
connect/play the Samsung DVD player through the Panasonic system?.
Obviously I want the benefit of the HDMI on the samsung for picture
clarity ( the Panasonic player only has Scart and S-video outputs.)
and the Dolby 5.1 speakers of the Panasonic. Maybe I need a different/
seperate AV amp? My budget is more or less at it's limit tho I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated! Thanks

In article om,
morganash wrote:
My budget is more or less at it's limit tho I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated!

Don't be fooled into thinking 'good interconnects' cost a lot of money.
They don't.

--
*I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated! Thanks


If your idea of "good interconnects" include grossly overpriced
low oxygen copper cables with gold-plated contacts, then
think again.

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%

morganash wrote:
Hi, I am attempting to set up my first Home Cinema System and need
some advice on connecting up my newly acquired equipment. I should
make it clear I am NEW to this.. and any advice or suggestions will be
taken on board.

My items are : Samsung le3287 LCD TV - new
Samsung DVD HD870 player - new
Panasonic SC-MT1 Home Cinema - 2nd hand

My question/dilemma is how can I ( or is it possible at all..? )

Analogue Dolby Surround soundtracks played from the Samsung into the
TV/VCR (2-channel) inputs on the Panasonic should work, but Dolby
Digital won't (You don't have a digital interconnect between the two
items). You'll have to play Dolby Digital discs on the Panasonic's drive
to get the advantage of that.

--
Adrian C







connect/play the Samsung DVD player through the Panasonic system?.
Obviously I want the benefit of the HDMI on the samsung for picture
clarity ( the Panasonic player only has Scart and S-video outputs.)
and the Dolby 5.1 speakers of the Panasonic. Maybe I need a different/
seperate AV amp? My budget is more or less at it's limit tho I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated! Thanks



--
Adrian C

In message om,
morganash wrote

My budget is more or less at it's limit tho I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated! Thanks



The price of a connectors often doesn't reflect quality - a 2 quid
SCARTcable can have the same performance as one costing 50 quid. Gold
plating should be regarded as snake oil and only benefits the wallet of
the person selling the equipment.

Try suppliers such as www.cpc.co.uk where interconnects can be obtained
far cheaper than the average high street store. Consider ribbon cable
SCART connectors - fully wired and fully screened for around £2 to £8,
depending on length. 5m HDMI leads £5 to £10

If you have a budget Russ Andrews is often recommended as an outlet
where a fool and his money are soon parted
http://www.russandrews.com/lookup/1/.../customer_id/P
AA1617092107502EXYDJHSWKNYKIHHX/product-Russ-Andrews-SCART-2770.htm

http://www.russandrews.com/lookup/1/.../customer_id/P
AA1617092107502EXYDJHSWKNYKIHHX/product-KIMBER-HDMI-cable-2760.htm

--
Alan


news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

What the OP is missing is a decent mains cord, Russ has the answer:

http://tinyurl.com/ytbnge

Gold plating is fine, standard on computer connectors, gold to gold
connectors is fine, gold to any other metal means the connection is a
problem in the making.

Second recomendation for CPC or http://www.rapidonline.com/, and use
something thicker than bell wire for the speakers, a decent 79 strand
shouldn`t come in at much more than a quid a meter.

Adam

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article om,
morganash wrote:
My budget is more or less at it's limit tho I realise
good interconnects are very important. Any help would be much
appreciated!

Don't be fooled into thinking 'good interconnects' cost a lot of money.
They don't.

Dave Plowman

I've had good interconnect info off the Logitech site.
Logitech manufacture a range of multi-equipment remote control handsets that
'feature' activities;-
'I want to listen to a CD'; 'I want to watch a terrestrial TV'; 'I want to
listen to a CD on my 5:1 sound system'; etc. etc.
To 'set up' the system, they offer a web-site which asks for your equipment
types (Manufacturer / model) and a series of questions about your
preferences, listen to TV using 5:1?; listen to radio via inbuilt speakers
etc.
The website will return a descriptive interconnection system; (Unit A, skt 1
to Unit C, input 3 ... etc..)
.... and download software into a Logitech handset.

I used the interconnect service to 'stitch together' a Philips TV, Sky+ box,
JVC DVDR with 5:1 amplifiers plus FM radio; .. it was a god-send .... JVC
Scart output to TV Scart 2 ; ..... .
I haven't bought a Logitech handset due to lack of TUITs and I have to
scramble a,amongst different handsets to achieve the correct settings; 'TV
sound mute. ... DVD - ON, Sound = Surround. TV video source - Auxiliary 3;
who's got the DVD's handset?'

But, at least the interconnections are correct and permit me to achieve the
desired effects.

--

Brian

On 16 Sep, 18:46, "Graham." wrote:

If your idea of "good interconnects" include grossly overpriced
low oxygen copper cables with gold-plated contacts, then
think again.

It ought to include two of those, it's just that you don't need the
"grossly over-priced" bit to achieve them.

Adam Aglionby wrote:

Second recomendation for CPC or http://www.rapidonline.com/, and use
something thicker than bell wire for the speakers, a decent 79 strand
shouldn`t come in at much more than a quid a meter.


Don't forget ScrewFix do a range of Scart & audio cable. 100m of 79
strand for £43.

Their website is normally quite descriptive of exactly what you are
getting...

Screened Gold Contacts Scart to Scart lead 1.5m
Screened, 1.5m cable with gold plated connectors (1.3m lead without
connectors) and 4 gripping indentations.

* All 21 Pins Connected
* Gold Plated Connectors for Maximum Contact & Signal Transfer
* 4 Gripping Indentations on SCART Housing
* Individually Screened Cable – reduces interference from radio and
electrical sources
* Video & Stereo Audio 2 Way

£3.99 inc VAT

--
Adrian C

Adrian C wrote:

Screened Gold Contacts Scart to Scart lead 1.5m
Screened, 1.5m cable with gold plated connectors (1.3m lead without
connectors) and 4 gripping indentations.

* All 21 Pins Connected
* Gold Plated Connectors for Maximum Contact & Signal Transfer
* 4 Gripping Indentations on SCART Housing
* Individually Screened Cable – reduces interference from radio and
electrical sources
* Video & Stereo Audio 2 Way

£3.99 inc VAT

Err. make that £4.49 for one of price...

--
Adrian C

On Sep 16, 8:05 pm, Alan wrote:

Gold plating should be regarded as snake oil

Unless you want to continue exposing your ignorance, stop posting
tripe like this.

MBQ

wrote:
On Sep 16, 8:05 pm, Alan wrote:

Gold plating should be regarded as snake oil

Unless you want to continue exposing your ignorance, stop posting
tripe like this.


Him or you?

Gold plating has only ine function. It doesn't corrode and give
fractional rectification on contacts which silver can and does. Chrome
is equally as good however.

Best of all is a screw terminal which will cut through the oxides and
make a good connection no matter what.


MBQ

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:13:04 -0700, morganash wrote:

Hi, I am attempting to set up my first Home Cinema System and need
some advice on connecting up my newly acquired equipment. I should
make it clear I am NEW to this.. and any advice or suggestions will be
taken on board.

My items are : Samsung le3287 LCD TV - new
Samsung DVD HD870 player - new
Panasonic SC-MT1 Home Cinema - 2nd hand


Don't know about the TV& home cinema, but I have samsung player of similar
ilk connected up via a cheapo av amp, with the HDMI directly connected to
the TV and the sound connected via optical through the amp. Unless your
home cinema has a hdmi passthough, or the TV can connect extra speakers
your out of luck. You may be able to rip the speakers off the cinema and
use them on an amp to save some cash, but I don't think the home cinema
will be of much use here.

Have a look at here http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44
for a few views on some amps.

Steve

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ...
wrote:
On Sep 16, 8:05 pm, Alan wrote:

Gold plating should be regarded as snake oil

Unless you want to continue exposing your ignorance, stop posting
tripe like this.


Him or you?

Gold plating has only ine function. It doesn't corrode and give fractional rectification on contacts
which silver can and does. Chrome is equally as good however.

Best of all is a screw terminal which will cut through the oxides and make a good connection no
matter what.


MBQ


How many insertions (steady!) are gold-plated contacts rated for? I know with many computer
motherboard connectors they only guarantee the gold will be there for about 10 insertions.