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[chris_p]

Hi, I've recently bought myself a Panasonic surround sound and I'm having minor difficulties setting it up with the things I want!

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_...+Systems/SC-PT870/Overview/2235815/index.html

Thats the setup.

I want to connect it to: xbox 360, mac mini, sony bluray player...how?!

Also, the speaker wire is a bit small to get exactly where I want (I'm fussy), I assume I could buy some speaker wire and lengthen it?

Thanks for any help x

 

[FiXX]

you will need an optical splitter. that system has no hdmi -in.

 

[chris_p]

you will need an optical splitter. that system has no hdmi -in.

That's what I thought... It does have an hdmi in though, I've popped the tv in that, I would have thought I could get an hdmi splitter for them all perhaps?

 

[ChrisR]

That page says it has an HDMI OUT, not in.

So the device will output to your tv, but the only inputs are a single optical, and an audio aux in.

So as said you'll need an optical splitter to connect more than one input device.

 

[chris_p]

Can the xbox be plugged in via optical?

Cheers for the help peeps

 

[chris_p]

Man i suck at this.

I assume I'd need a convertor to link it to my mac mini http://www.apple.com/macmini/design.html What would be best for quality etc?

 

[ChrisR]

Mac Mini looks to have an optical out, basically all the stuff you have needs to connect up to that single optical port on the Panasonic.

I'm an idiot when it comes to that as I've never had to use optical for anything, but guess you can just get something like this that all your devices plug into, then it plugs into the Panasonic cinema system.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=35241&doy=19m5