If these are hooked up to the television, will any sound still come from the tv itself, or is it all thru the speakers?
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you can select from your tv as to what you want to listen to. You can select these speakers, tv sound or both. That is if you have them driving from your receiver.
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I feed the transmitter from speaker outlet of TV, so I can't answer for your own setup. I would think that these can be connected to any kind of speaker output.
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the only audio output on some HDTVs is optical, such as my Viera X1, so the only way you will get any sound from your TV channels through your speakers (which your TV processes from the input from the wall) is from that optical output to your receiver unless you use a cable-box in which case you can just get it from a HDMI or optical cable from the cable-box to your receiver. The reason for this is the TVs, at least the ones I've setup, do not output audio through HDMI only through RCA or optical, and you'll only get digital audio from optical obviously so that's why the guide shows that. The optical cables are really cheap anyhow on Amazon so it shouldn't be a problem.
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A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope... » Read More A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. « Show Less
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I think NOT. You need an audio amplifier/receiver (separate unit) to connect the speakers to. This amplifier can then be connected to your TV to provide home theatre sound quality for your TV programs and movies. The speakers can only be connected by means of typical speaker cable, which cannot be directly connected to a TV.
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I have the same problem. I assumed it was caused by running the sound through a receiver. Does it do it using the tv speakers? I would like know too.
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Depends on the output of the tv if it has audio out ups the answere is yes. If they are tied to the tv volumn control you probably won't be happy. It should have independent audio out most likely RCA plugs
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We also have external speakers and, to my knowledge, we did not turn off the TV's speakers. Sometimes I turn on only the TV, just to check the weather, andthe speakers are definitely working. We notice no conflict between our additional speakers in the surround sound system and the Tv speakers.
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You need a receiver or amplifier. Use the HDMI or Digital out or Optical out from TV to a receiver/amp and then hook up the speakers to the amp. Directly from TV, it won't work.
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Yes, no problem. You can also put the TV on mute and the sound will only come from the speakers
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When you say "sound", are you referring to the sound from the TV itself or sound from external speakers (e.g., soundbar)?
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Teresa - these speakers are not self-powered in any way, nor do they include any wiring. These are meant to be connected to an amplifier or HI-FI receiver, not to a TV directly. However, if you plug your TV into a receiver, then you might be able to use these.
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They are generic speakers with two wires coming out of them. You tv would need hookups for that.
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No. You will need an amplifier (most commonly receiver). The TV outputs only send out a small signal, not enough current to power speakers.
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They are on the back of the TV, which doesn't seem like a very good design. So I plugged in some speakers (which I had on-hand from an old computer) and it sounds much better. It was easy to do. I have heard that other TV's, including Vizio (which were in my price range) have their speakers on the front, which makes a lot more sense to me. I wish I had researched this more myself before my purchase....good question!
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You need to see if your TV has an optical or coaxial (rca) audio out. My son uses these speakers and they sound awesome. If you have this output then you're all set
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You cannot connect these speakers directly to your tv. They require an AV receiver to power them.