Hdtv Only Has Optical Audio Out! Options

[stevenalvarado]

ok guys I hope everyone´s reading this.

I´m gonna buy this hdtv

I´m in love with it, I think it´s big enough for me and of course it´s full HD. it´s new and has everything I´m gonna need for a few years.

well almost everything, it doesn´t have an analog audio out, ONLY DIGITAL AUDIO OUT.

the thing is I still want to use my Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker System with its analog audio left/right connector and it´s good enough for me, it sounds really good.

so what can I do? what do you think it´s better for me?

1- buying some kind of Digital to Analog Decoder costing me around 100 dollars

or

2- buy something I don´t have: a new receiver.

I´m only able to pay 200 dollars because that´s what I want to pay, remember that I´m gonna buy a new hdtv this Christmas in my country and it´s gonna cost me some money.



to summarize: I only have this speaker system and the new tv only has optical. what can you tell me? do you know any receiver that costs more or less 200 dollars that is as good as this one? will I be able to use the Sony STR-DH500 5.1 with my speakers? do you know one receiver better than that one from around 150 dollars that´s 5.1?

thank you!

This post has been edited by stevenalvarado: Oct 9 2009, 07:22 AM