[Boris[_2_]]

Tobiah wrote in :

On 02/02/2015 01:41 PM, Boris wrote:
I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some
helpful information...

My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater
system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three
standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a
DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather
use the TV for sound instead.

I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with
component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and
component both had connections that were labeled as audio out.

Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers?
I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about
listening to sound through the TV.

TIA


You really want to use the HDMI connection whenever possible.
It will supply audio to your TV all by itself, plus the digital
signal will quite a bit sharper then the analog equivalents.
This assumes that your DVD player has HDMI out.
It has HDMI out. I've tried it, without connecting external speakers
(5.1).

No one has asked whether you made sure that the volume was up
on the TV!
Yes, it was up.

Also, just hook up the speakers to the receiver. No (flat) TV I've
ever encountered had acceptable speakers.
I agree.
I dig the 5.1 thing myself, but
at least the stereo pair is going to be worth it, particularly in
the bass end.
I don't want to string the 'rear' speaker wires across the room. I have
no way to hide them. I may just connect the front and sub speakers, and
place in front of the TV.