Our new Philips TV has only 1 audio output ("digital audio out"). Our Bose Cinemate speakers have a left & right analog "in" only. How do I bring the two together?

The TV probably has a lot of video 'inputs' but very few 'outputs' (outlets??). It's main output is to light the room with moving pictures.

So the unidentified Insignia TV may be a Monitor (no speakers). TV's and Monitors only NEED sources of video. Hi-fi sound systems can (and should) handle all audio duties as that is their specialty.

WHY would anyone NEED audio FROM a TV if the programming for it originates elsewhere like a Cable Box/DVD/SAT which probably has a digital sound output (much better than some old red/white analog stereo-only audio)?

Check if that TV has headphone jack. If yes then you can buy adapter 3.5 mm to stereo RCA.

i dont know if bose makes one, but one like this would work.
good luck!

http://www.amazon.com/Menotek-Digital-Audio-Analog-Converter/dp/B003ODDD9U/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1296498662&sr=1-2

If you're using a Cinemate for HDTV listening you're missing out on multichannel sound. However, since it only supports analog 2-channel audio AND a TV or monitor is NOT a meaningful contributor to the listening experience, maybe you could extract the TV audio from the cable box where it ultimately originates in the first place. I'm sure it has a convenient and compatible RCA pair.

Get the best audio for whatever the TV is viewing from the same source (cable/dvd/blu-ray/sat). They will all have at least analog RCA audio output. The TV is not a primary source of audio in these cases.

The cinemate is not really intended for complex installations.

You don't need to send audio TO a TV. I's a TV, not a source of anything. Many of us use monitors (no TV speakers). The Bose speakers are presumably superior to the TV speakers so whatever the TV is watching (cable/sat/dvd) shuld have its own audio.


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If your TV does not have any audio output jacks, you can connect the CineMate™ speaker

system to the audio output jacks of another source, such as a DVD player or cable/satellite

box. However, you will hear sound only from the connected source through your CineMate
speakers.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Bose-Cinemate-Speaker-Systems-manual/id/526dj591/t/2/

You are right I checked the Manual online and there is no Optical in. The other tech was right in suggesting that, Cause it would be the next best thing to HDMI. It only has 1 Analog Audio in, So what I would Recommend is Plugging in all of your Devices to your TV and then 1 Audio cable from your TV to The Bose input. Although this will NOT transfer Digital Audio to Analog Audio. This means if you are going in HDMI then the Audio would most likely NOT transfer to the Bose. In this case you would have to hook up a set of Audio cables (Red and White) From the Blu-Ray to the Bose along with the HDMI. This will leave you with only Audio from the Blu-ray through the Bose. To go a step further you can purchase an Audio Splitter (or Video) then plug your Devices into the Splitter and then 1 cable out to the Bose and just Switch the Input along with the TV. Good Luck!

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Almost all (European) Philips have a SCART type connector as shown below.

With the use of a SCART Adapter (below), the outputs are available as Audio L/R & Composite Video and S-Video either as output or input.

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