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Post 1 made on Friday December 10, 1999 at 09:16
Greg West
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I have just purchased an RCA DSS dish and receiver (DS4280) that supports Dolby Digital. I have a couple of questions, first is the setup and install of the dish and receiver difficult. I have easy access for dish placement and cabling should not be difficult.

Second, I have Sony 43 inch projection TV, Pioneer VSX 508 receiver, and Pioneer DVD. My Pioneer receiver doesn't have any S video connections :( I think I have 3 optical connection on my Pioneer rec. What would be the best way to hook everything up? When you use the optical connector is that just for audio? Would you still need a Video input, if I connect the RCA rec. to my Pioneer rec.? Would I run the TV to the RCA then the RCA to the Pioneer or run both the TV and RCA sat rec. to my Pioneer rec.

Last quesiton is does are S video connections that much better than using a good quality video cable?

OP | Post 2 made on Friday December 10, 1999 at 10:57
David B.
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Optical connections are audio only. All audio goes straight into my dolby digital receiver, then to speakers. I switch audio source at the receiver. I run all S-video outputs from a SVHS VCR, DVD, and DSS into a Sima SVS-4 A/V switcher. I run one S-video output from the Sima into the one S-video input of my TV. The Sima autodetects the active video source and sends it on to the TV. Run all video as directly as possible to your TV. Use S-video cables if you can. There is a noticable difference.

The last great link in this home theater setup is a remote control with macro capability. I use a pronto ($300ish), but I've set up a ONE4ALL cinema7 remote ($20ish) to do the same thing.

dave
OP | Post 3 made on Friday December 10, 1999 at 13:46
Greg West
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How are you connecting the Sima SVS-4 A/V switcher to your receiver? Dumb question, but what do mean run all video sources directly to the TV. My TV has S-video connections but my Pioneer Receiver does not.
OP | Post 4 made on Friday December 10, 1999 at 14:28
David B.
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Greg,

I am not connecting the Sima to my receiver. My Receiver also has no Svideo inputs or outputs. I ignore it's video switching completely. Video signals DON'T go thru my receiver. They go into the Sima, and out from the Sima to the TV.

Audio, on the other hand, goes thru my receiver. The Sima WILL switch audio but it won't decode surround sound so I don't use it to switch audio. Audio goes from my devices straight to the receiver. The Receiver decodes the audio and sends it out my speakers.

Dave


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