Thread: Need A/V Help...There...I said it!

Yep, MonoPrice is a great site; good luck and enjoy!

Originally Posted by durandal34

An analog signal can give true 5.1 surround. That's what Dolby Pro Logic is. See link:
Dolby Pro Logic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Granted, the vast majority of improvements have been made in the digital arena but there is no mistaking that Dolby Pro Logic is true surround.

D'oh! I keep forgetting about the PL2 stuff, that's one disadvantage of having an older AV receiver. I forgot the PL2 processing can now get a LFE channel out of analog stereo source material.

Originally Posted by griz_fan

D'oh! I keep forgetting about the PL2 stuff, that's one disadvantage of having an older AV receiver. I forgot the PL2 processing can now get a LFE channel out of analog stereo source material.

In addition to the LFE channel, PLII also gives 2 full range surround channels, whereas PL gives a limited range matrixed channel to the surrounds.

PL is 4.0 - left, center, right, matrixed surround, PLII is true 5.1.

Guys...here is what I wound up with. The folks at this place are GREAT and got back to me asap via email. I will certainly be back to them in the future.

2412 HDMI Cable male to male 28AWG - 6ft w/Ferrite Cores (Gold Plated)

2

$4.37

$8.74

3396 PREMIUM 1.5FT Optical Toslink 8.0mm Cable w/ Metal Fancy Connector

1

$3.36

$3.36

2743 Digital Coaxial Audio RCA Cable M/M RG59U 75ohm S/PDIF Subwoofer - 3ft

1

$2.70

$2.70

4044 18AWG CL2 Rated 2-Conductor Loud Speaker Cable - 50ft (For In-Wall Installation)

1

$4.50

$4.50

2948 Optical Toslink to Coaxial (RCA) Digital Audio Converter

1

$11.20

$11.20

1324 6 Outlet Surge Strip, Metal

1

$8.18

$8.18

I think that should get me hooked up. I assumed that their stuff was higher quality than the cheapy cables that came with DVD players etc over the years. The HDMI cable I have now was a freebie with a $70 DVD player, so I figured I would replace everything with a known quality.

Did I do ok?