Televisions & Video

What speakers are compatible with the dvd player samsung dvd h1080r?

Jan 06, 2010 by Smiley_Riley | Posted in Other - Electronics

I just bought a new samsung tv with a matching dvd player. When we got home we realised the sound wasn't great so we would like to get surround sound speakers that are compatible with the dvd player we bought, but we cant afford to spend hundreds on them.

A DVD player is basically a "deck", meaning that it's not a standalone or self-contained device. Obviously, you already know that you can't watch it without a TV. The same is true for the sound. You can't listen to it without an amplifier.

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Sony STR-DH710 7.1-channel A/V Receiver with 6 HD Inputs (3 HDMI, 3 Component) (Black)

6 HD Inputs : Get versatile HD connection options with six HD inputs. Three HDMI inputs (up to 1080/24p capable) let you connect a Sony PlayStation 3 entertainment system, Blu-ray Disc player, any 2 other HDMI-capable devices for high definition video and audio. Three component inputs (1080/60i capable) provide added HD-capable connectivity and versatility.

I did not purchase this A/V receiver from Amazon.com as I saved online at Wally World, even with paying sales tax and getting upgraded delivery to my home. Sorry, Amazon.com. All that aside, this is a great receiver for the price. I wanted an HDMI receiver to go along with the Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray player I just bought here so I could decode the HD audio tracks on Avatar and other Blu-ray discs I have. There is no Sirius XM, the display is fluorescent, the speaker connections are mostly the spring type, and there is only 1 RCA digital and 2 optical inputs (TV and other), but why pay 0+ or more for those features? The setup was very easy as I have two other Sony A/V receivers. However, I can see why some buyers will be frustrated with the setup. What took me about 20 minutes will take about an hour or so for the neophyte to Sony A/V receivers. There is one tip I would like to pass along: To be able to decode the HD audio formats from your Blu-ray discs be sure to set the output in the HDMI section of the amp menu to “Amp” and not to “Amp + TV” which is the default. Unless you have a TV that has a surround system built in, this is the only way you can get the HD audio formats. Otherwise, you will only get LPCM decoding. Im not fimilar with all the terms so reading the manual was a pain! We spent nearly two hours and couldnt get it to work and read everything in the manual which wasnt much help. It tells u, u can do this but go to page ** and then tells u what it does but to use it go to page ** and so on. And by the end we still couldnt figure it out. So we called tech support and they were great! Within 5 mins we had a person walking us through and helped getting it going right. The problem was our fault for not having a correct cord so ran to walmart and fixed it right up. Cord was only ten bucks so not a big deal. theres So many options and things u can set up on it seems confusing at first but its only day two and we are already getting use to it. Gave 4 stars just cause the manual is so confusing. So far so good!!! Would recommand purchasing. Our reason for getting was to get surround sound on video games like ps3 n 360. We just had a dvd player with speakers and would only put sound through the front two speakers. Now we have sound through all speakers for movies, games and tv!!

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