Can I connect both the sound from a DVD player as well as the audio from my Dish system?
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Sorry, Mark, but I have not tried either. My perception is that you need an AMPLIFIED source of audio such as audio out from an amplifier or TV, but it's possible that your DVD player and/or Dish will have sufficient amplification to work fine. My recommendation is to call the manufacturer's support line and ask. The documentation is so good that I'll be surprised if they cannot give you a quick and authoritative answer--they really seem focused on keeping the user happy. I continue to be very, very pleased with my ZVOX 555. My wife and I love that we can actually hear and understand virtually 100% of the dialog from the satellite, local channels, and DVD, sooooo much better than playing it through our stereo amplifier/receiver. My only wish is for a little more bass. We're leaving in a few days for summer away from our home here in Florida, but when we return in the fall I plan to look into adding a subwoofer to the system to provide more bass. The ZVOX 555 has a subwoofer output and there are plenty of small subwoofers available, so I don't think getting a little more bass be an issue. Wish I had a more complete answer for you!
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The system has several places that input may be connected, all at the same time. The remote has a special button at the upper left marked "input" that allows one to change from one to another.
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Yes. I connected the RCA jacks of the TV listener directly to my DVD player's audio output. Now the sound I get is completely independent of the volume I set on my TV as long as I'm watching through my DVD player.
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You could plug any DVD player's stereo audio into the aux jacks, I suppose, but I don't know if the surround sound would work, just stereo (5-channel stereo, but not true surround). For the price, go buy a new one and move the old one into another room and use it as an .mp3 player amp.
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can i hook up my dvd upconverter surround sound system to the tv with hdmi and connect a optical cable to the ps3 and also a hdmi to the tv from ps3 would that work good?
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Yes that is what it is designed for. If your dish receiver has optical out I would recommend buying an optical cable to use with the soundbar otherwise you can use aux cable that it comes with
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Thanks Chris. Yes I checked the DVD player tp make sure it has DTS code. I didnt use the optical cable for the digital sound connection but I used the digital coax which I believe should work just fine on DTS. I called customer service but they answered via email and didnt really know how to solve the issue. I am disappointed at Pioneer receiver. Appreciate ur sharing with me. Thanks. By the way, does digital sound has some echo in it?
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You would have to look at the audio out on your game system (probably RCA) and then the audio in on your IR box. But you will probably have to switch between the DVD player and the game system.
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Yes you can only if you connect the satellite speakers directly through a AV receiver. Else, there'll be a performance issue.
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They can both be wired to a main head unit and play the same disc or externally you can use the little av wires to hook up a dvd or Xbox or whatever individually
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It depends on your AV receiver and TV setting. You can select either one audio source to ON or both on.
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No...it's just the receiver. You have to have a separate DVD or blue ray player. You connect the player to the receiver to listen to it in surround sound.
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Yes..... I connected mine from my receiver to my tv which is hooked up to my 'surround sound'.... theatrer system.....
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rob of san diego, Yes, you can support 3 devices, although one of those devices will need to use the component (red/green/blue) cables, while the other two can use the HDMI inputs. If your DVD player is an older model with just AV (Yellow + red/white audio), you can connect that, and run the other two devices with HDMI. The audio outputs for your sound bar can be either analog (3.5mm headphone jack style) or digital optical audio, which uses the digital optical cables. If we can help further, please reach out and let us know how. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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It comes with an optical cable to connect with the corresponding outlet on your television. That allows you to send DVD and Blu-Ray audio through the speaker. Unless your DVD player can also play CDs, running that audio through your speaker could be a problem.
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I would agree with the other responses regarding the settings on your DVD or Bluray player and your connections. I have DISH attached to my Panasonic, but haven't seen your issue. Also, the issue could be related to a setting on the Panasonic and have found the settings used during the review by CNET for this set to be worthwhile.
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You need a receiver/home theater to hook speakers to for true surround sound. DVD is optional and would run thru your receiver/home theater system.
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Yes. Not sure if you'd be able to control the volume with your Dish remote. It depends on how the dish receiver handles the audio output.