I need your help!

Posted by No Regrets (A) on December 8, 2011 at 10:44:10

Please forgive me if I am in the wrong forum...

I am primarily a two channel analog kind of guy, but I just recently upgraded my old fashioned tubed tv to a Panasonic VIERA TC-P42ST30 42-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV. I need your help with recommendations for a new blue ray player for movies and how to connect with my existing gear(Linn integrated amplifier - all analog design, no digital inputs or outputs) to get the best sound. I will be using a left and right speaker by Phase Technology Teatro 11.5 with built in subwoofer in each. There will be no center or surround speakers used.

I believe the new tv has both analog and digital inputs, but no analog outputs.

I will be using Time Warner High Definition cable tv, I currently have an older Sony dvd player that I will replace with some kind of Blue Ray player (need your recommendations).

My new tv hasn't been delivered yet, but I am confused on how to connect everything due to the tv not having analog outputs.

Will I only be able to have sound through my big speakers when watching a dvd/blue ray disk? Or will I be able to have the cable television show's sound come through as well by using connections via the HD cable box that will be coming? ( right now I only have a cable coming in...no cable box ) Time Warner will bring a HD cable box when they come to upgrade my service.

I apologize for my ignorance with this. I plenty of experience with tubed gear, setting up turntables and cartridges, etc but when it comes to digital and video, not so much.
Warmest regards,
No Regrets

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Topic - I need your help! - No Regrets 10:44:10 12/08/11 (23)

RE: I need your help! - No Regrets 09:35:06 01/02/12 (0)

3 suggestions - Joe Murphy Jr 20:30:06 12/11/11 (1)

RE: 3 suggestions - No Regrets 19:01:14 12/14/11 (0)

RE: I need your help! - DavidLD 15:25:02 12/11/11 (2)

RE: I need your help! - No Regrets 18:53:05 12/14/11 (0)

manual link - DavidLD 15:29:10 12/11/11 (0)

Quick, change the new tv to another model! - jeromelang 14:44:48 12/08/11 (6)

RE: Quick, change the new tv to another model! - No Regrets 21:32:37 12/08/11 (0)

seriously - Joe Murphy Jr 20:18:53 12/08/11 (4)

sonic artifacts of both sets of jitter sound different - jeromelang 22:58:39 12/08/11 (3)

help me out - Joe Murphy Jr 12:24:55 12/09/11 (2)

Maybe you can advise us - jeromelang 02:42:15 12/10/11 (1)

120ms worth - Joe Murphy Jr 14:11:58 12/10/11 (0)

RE: I need your help! - Kal Rubinson 11:27:01 12/08/11 (9)

RE: I need your help! - No Regrets 19:38:34 12/08/11 (4)

Possible but - Kal Rubinson 20:23:37 12/08/11 (3)

RE: Possible but - No Regrets 21:40:38 12/08/11 (2)

Sure. - Kal Rubinson 07:12:04 12/09/11 (1)

RE: Sure. - No Regrets 14:37:07 12/09/11 (0)

RE: I need your help! - No Regrets 14:45:01 12/08/11 (3)

RE: I need your help! - Robert C. Lang 15:54:17 12/08/11 (2)

RE: I need your help! - Karltoo 20:37:11 12/08/11 (1)

RE: I need your help! - Robert C. Lang 21:12:13 12/08/11 (0)

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