how to hook up surround sound?

[theoblivious]

so i have a aiwa av-d35 stereo unit with a 5.1 setup and a cyber home dvd player. Im trying to hook up my dvd player to it so that it can play in 5.1 on my tv. i have coaxial audio cable for it as well. any help?

thanks

kenn

[weshole]

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[treimche]

Does the DVD player have an optical output?

[theoblivious]

no it has the coaxial output required for 5.1 audio.

[XJHEAD]

Get a different receiver. That will not process the 5.1 sound. It will accept the 5 channel inputs and amplify but will not process. You can use the red/white rca cords and then select different modes in the rec. but that will be not be true dolby digital, it is pro-logic. The different modes will just create different phase shifts between front and rear

[theoblivious]

aight how much will a good receiver like that run me?

[theoblivious]

it says it has dolby pro logic and dolby digital ready. but bump for any other good receivers that are not to expensive?

[XJHEAD]

theoblivious;173715 wrote:
it says it has dolby digital ready.

That unit does not have the decoder built into the unit. It is set up to accept the inputs but not process them. As for a receiver if you do not want to spend big bucks, just go to Walmart or Best Buy. They are fairly cheap for the 5.1