How to connect 5.1Channel speakers to a TV.So confused....?

NicholasTHarri
NicholasTHarri Posts: 1
edited June 2014 in Speakers
I have purchased a 5.1 channel speakers to connect to my TV instead of DVD player as I watch TV a lot.I have a Samsung 32" LCD TV with 2 output pins - one red and other white to connect external output.The problem is that for the 5.11 speakers to be connected, they have total of 6 inputs to be connected to listen to the sound - 3 white pins and 3 red pins comming from the woofer.Iam confused as how can I connect all the 6pins to the TV output whereas it has just got only 2 output.If I just connect only to 2 output of TV I could only hear 2 speakers.Please help me find a solution for this.Can this problem be fixed if I purchase anything else to include all...Thx
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited June 2014
    You need a 5.1 capable receiver. You connect one HDMI cable from TV to the receiver and the speakers then connect to the receiver. You can't connect all those speakers to just the TV.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited June 2014
    If you are trying to connect the speakers directly to the TV, it won't work.
    You have to buy a receiver and either use HDMI out or digital or whatever audio out the TV has to the receiver and connect speakers to the receiver.

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited June 2014
    NicholasTHarri wrote: »
    3 white pins and 3 red pins comming from the woofer

    So are all the speakers connected to the subwoofer? Is this a computer setup? model number would be helpful...
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited June 2014
    Hmm...
    If you have a 5.1 pc speakers that powers speakers via the subwoofer and if it takes RCA or 3.5mm audio in, you can use TV's RCA out if it has it.
    If the TV has only digital coax out and sub doesn't have digital in, then you have to buy a digital to analog converter.
    It'll help if you post a picture of the speakers/sub.

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