Hi

I have a Sony LCD TV http://www.sony.co.za/product/klv-40s400a (klv-40s400a) , I want to buy http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666077660#overview (blu ray player)
And http://in.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=789&product=14090&nav=1&listby=usage (5.1 speaker system)

Are they compatible, and which cables are needed to connect them and how?

Hi

I have a Sony LCD TV klv-40s400a (http://www.sony.co.za/product/klv-40s400a), I want to buy blu ray player (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langI d=-1&productId=8198552921666077660#overview) and creative 5.1 speakers (http://in.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=789&product=140 90&nav=1&listby=usage)

Are they compatible, and which cables are needed to connect them and how?

Hi

I have a Sony LCD TV klv-40s400a (http://www.sony.co.za/product/klv-40s400a), I want to buy blu ray player (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langI d=-1&productId=8198552921666077660#overview) and creative 5.1 speakers (http://in.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=789&product=140 90&nav=1&listby=usage)

Are they compatible, and which cables are needed to connect them and how?

Your link for the sound system is broken.

Please post the model number of the sound system.

You'll need an HDMI cable to connect the Blu-ray player to the TV. And depending on the sound system, you'll need either a fiber optic cable, a digital coax cable (any RCA cable), or stereo audio cables (any pair of RCA cables). This also depends on if you have anything else to be connected to the TV. Cable, satellite, antenna, gaming units, etc.

So please post the model number of the sound system, and make/models of anything else you are connecting.

Your links were all broken, but I managed to find the two Sony manuals and the Creative website (no manual available for the speakers).

The Creative site is terrible, and omits important information about the speakers - are they active or passive?

They're probably all active, but in any event it's immaterial, as the Blu Ray and TV don't support analogue multi-channel anyway (stereo only).

If you particularly want surround sound, you're going to have to buy a surround receiver. Make sure it has Toslink and/or coax S/PDIF inputs, and includes internal decoding for Dolby Digital and DTS surround. Then you'll need a set of surround speakers (all passive, except the sub-woofer). Don't buy anything intended for computer use (like the lousy Creative stuff) - you'll be disappointed in the sound level and quality.

You'd then connect the Blu Ray to the TV via an HDMI cable, and to the surround receiver via a Toslink cable.

Daniel

The link is broken, I can't see anything.