Help with New Blu-ray player?

Question

Hello

I wonder if anyone can help me? I have recently bought myself a Blu-ray disc player (Samsung BD-P1400/XEU High Definition Player) and I am trying to work out what the best way is to hook it up to my Panasonic Home Cinema system. I obviously cannot do it with a SCART cable (as there is no SCART socket on the Blu-ray player) I was told in one shop to use RCA cables, but I would need to buy 6 of these and it could get very messy. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could use to do this?

Thank you

Answer 1

If your panasonic has HDMI input and output then use that. If not then use an optical or digital coax connection so you can at least get Dolby Digital and dts surround sound.

Answer 2

You don't say, but I hope you have an HDTV, otherwise you won't get any benefit over DVD.

You need to use an HDMI connection. If the Panasonic doesn't have one, connect direct to the HDTV. Then connect an optical (square black plug) or digital coax cable (RCA, orange) to the Panasonic for audio.

You will have to set the TV to the right HDMI input and the Panasonic to the audio input you chose.

The shop that told you to use RCA is totally wrong. RCA for video will give you 480 line resolution ... same as DVD), and if for audio will give you stereo only (and then only if you use two).

I hope this helps.