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Originally posted by steve911
Bill--
Another option is to buy a new A/V receiver for $200-$300 that will likely have all the connections you need. (I did this several months ago myself - bought a new Sony A/V from Best Buy to replace the 10+ year old Sony w/o component connections.)
The back of your new Sony LCD will have lots of connections (I have a 40" Bravia). For the DVD, I connected component cable direct from the DVD to the back of the TV (for video), and then composite cables from the DVD to the A/V receiver (for audio).
On Sony TVs, there are also a multitude of choices as to what the input signal is. IIRC, Video 6 is the cable box signal. I chose to hook up the DVD to Video 4. It'll make more sense when you have the unit out of the box. The Sony website also has copies of the manuals available for download. You might want to read it to familiarize yourself with the options.
Whatever you do, suggest, labeling ALL the connections AT BOTH ENDS. This way, you won't have to trace all the cables at a later date if you have a problem.
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I thought about picking up a new Receiver, but even though mine is older it has the Optical and Digital Coaxial. I think it will still be nice if I hook up the DVD using Component cables to the TV and the Digital Optical to the Receiver.
Don't Composite cables make your audio analog?
Labeling is a great idea. There is going to be a ton of wires all over the place.