Tv Speakers - optical out

[Admarlow.]

My TV only has an optical out, what isthe cheapest was to make the tv sound come out of the speakers i already have?

[wideboy]

What's the make and model of the TV?

[Admarlow.]

LG 32LG7000 does that help?

[wideboy]

That's a nice TV, plenty of connections - I like the USB connection. Unfortunately, as you said, the only audio out is digital. Bit disappointing that there are no RC/phono outputs.

However, when you say speakers, do you mean connected to a hifi or AV receiver etc., or were you able to connect speakers directly to an older TV?

I've never put the TV through external speakers, I prefer to connect the source eg. DVD player/recorder, freeview recorder or Sky box (now replaced by a Freesat HDR) through an AV receiver and good quality speakers (either side of the TV, not in a corner) using phono connections. Then, when watching a DVD etc. we get the best sound. For day-to-day, general TV watching, we find the TV speakers good enough.

[Hymie]

Searching ebay using the key words �optical amp�, found this item amongst others � you might be lucky and get yourself a bargain.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sherwood-RD-6103R-Optica l-Receiver-Amp-remote_W0QQitemZ160312079669QQc mdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudi oHiFi_Amplifiers?hash=item160312079669&_trksid =p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C6 5%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318