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February 1st, 2010 | 
Author: I have a new panosonic plasma tv and a samsung home theater in a box. They are connected with a HDMI cable from the HDMI out on the hts to the HDMI 1 on the tv. The tv is connected to digital cable .The tv recognizes the hts as the volume control for the hts shows up on the TV but no sound in the tv mode but works while playing a dvd. Are the 2 systems compatible?
Majority of the tv programs are only in stereo. Only those program with the Dolby logo are in surround sound. You also have to connect an optical cable from your cable box or disc network to the HTS for it to have sound. When listening to tv you have to select the source where you plugged the tv on. Hope this will help you out.
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How much more energy does a Plasma TV consumer compared to a LCD TV? Everyone says Plasma consumes more energy than a LCD, but by how much? Twice as much as a LCD? Newer versions of plasmas are now ‘Energy Certified", does that mean they still consumer more energy than LCD, but overall, does not take that much compared to a traditional CRT TV?
Traditional CRT and ‘old’ Plasmas are energy hogs. But what does that really end up meaning? Even poor performing sets from those types will only cost you like $40 a year more than an LCD. And that’s like the worst case. So even a so-so set, and you’re maybe looking at only $20 difference (per year). So its not really a huge deal.
As has already been mentioned, there are now Plasma sets which are energy star products. They can compete with the LCDs in terms of power consumption. Most of the good brands’ latest models fall under this category (Panasonic, Samsung).
But technology stereotypes only hold so true anyway. Plasma or LCD doesn’t really matter. Specific model number matters most. Not all models, other either technology, are made equal. There are LCDs that are power hogs.
I have connected the digital out cable from the tv to the receiver, but the sound is still coming through the tv’s speakers. The inputs that I would like to come through the receiver are the TV, PS2, and my Laptop which is connected to the tv through a hdmi.
Thanks.
You have to connect optical or composite cables ( red & white ) directly from cable box, PS2 and laptop to receiver.