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"Connecting your PS2... How?"

Ok...

I have my PS2...
I have a rather lovely Technics 5.1 Pro Logic system

Problem...

My PS2 has a Digital Optical Out for 5.1 Audio... My Technics System has a "DVD 5.1, 6 channel input" ( L, R, rearL, rearR, Center and Sub )

Any ideas how to connect the two? I currently use a standard L&R phono cable into the 2 channel option my system has on the back but some how I feel like I'm missing out on something? Like TRUE 5.1 on DVD playback!!

Obviously not all of us have a DTS amp with Digital in, and I'm sure that not all of us intend to go out and purchase and extremely expensive amp just to have 5.1 playback? So is there an answer?

Digital - Analogue converter possibly?

All ideas welcome!!

I meant every word! :D

*Tyla smiles and reaches for a chicken and a cauldron...*

*Mr Coates starts thinking he should have worded his sentence better...*

As long as some kind of sacrifice is being made - I'm happy!

Slaveunit wrote:
> MR.COATES wrote:

Tyla
> is considerably richer than all of us.....

No he isn't... he's having to sell his Guitar and Backline to do it!!

MR.COATES wrote:

> I wish I could JUST go and buy a DTS/5.1 amp.

Tyla is considerably richer than all of us.....

:D

I wish I could JUST go and buy a DTS/5.1 amp.

Make sure you do go for one that has DTS though, most new ones do now anyway.

I'll have to wait a while yet...

Just glad that I've given you the explanation you needed.

Tyla wrote:

Thanks very muchly for this... It looks like my only option
> will be to go off and purchase a DTS amp or a better stereo!! B****r!!

OH NO! WHAT A SHAME...



Where's that credit card.....

:D

MR.COATES wrote:
> Wait a sec!!

OK, your system is 5.1 (not pro logic).

This means that it
> should at least have an optical OR coaxial digital input.

If it doesn't, then
> your system doesn't have an on-board decoder in which case it relies on a DVD
> player that has one instead. That would mean that you have all of the individual
> leads (front l/r, centre, rear l/r, sub) coming FROM your player.

This is not
> possible with the PS2 of course as there is only the optical output
> option.

Basically, you're not going to get 5.1 from your PS2 without having
> an optical input on your amp.

I HOPE that's the answer (if not the one you
> were hoping for).

Phew.

Thanks very muchly for this... It looks like my only option will be to go off and purchase a DTS amp or a better stereo!!

Wait a sec!!

OK, your system is 5.1 (not pro logic).

This means that it should at least have an optical OR coaxial digital input.

If it doesn't, then your system doesn't have an on-board decoder in which case it relies on a DVD player that has one instead. That would mean that you have all of the individual leads (front l/r, centre, rear l/r, sub) coming FROM your player.

This is not possible with the PS2 of course as there is only the optical output option.

Basically, you're not going to get 5.1 from your PS2 without having an optical input on your amp.

I HOPE that's the answer (if not the one you were hoping for).

Phew.

If it's pro-logic then there is no need to have five seperate inputs as the Nicam signal is decoded in to the four pro-logic channels (left, centre, right, rear).

You SHOULD be able to simply plug in the red and white leads to your Amp.

I've got a Pioneer pro-logic amp and that doesn't actually have anything other than stereo (red/white(or black)) inputs.

Failing that, try to locate the two connectors that are for the 'front' sound field.
I'd imagine that this way your amp should be able to sort out the rest without requiring individual connections.

I don't actually know of any kit (videos etc) that has individual pro-logic outputs as only the stereo signal is required.

Strange.