Looking for DVD surround sound receiver
I think I have my subject correct. My trailer came new with a DVD player that also receives AM/FM and has a built in 5.1 surround that I can plug the speaker wires into the back. Well my player is...
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I just finished a project similar to yours. The old DVD player (actually part of the radio) stopped working and the audio amplifier stopped. Other parts of my system worked fine, DirecTV (SD receiver not HD), my TV is an LED with HDMI inputs, and my coach was wired for 5.1 surround sound and even included a subwolfer. Plus, and most importantly, I had limited space in my cabinet. The cabinet was 12" deep, 5" high, but very long.
After doing a lot of searching, I found that units advertised as "Home Theater" systems would fit my size restrictions and my requirements. I chose a Sony unit that has HDMI inputs and outputs, FM capability, AUX inputs, and USB inputs. I sold the speakers on Craigslist when I was finished.
So now, I run the DirecTV video to the TV using S-Video, the audio runs to the home theater where it is amplified and output to the speakers. Blu-ray, regular DVD's, and CD's are played in the home theater system and output by HDMI to the TV. FM radio is played from the home theater and my IPod is played using an iPod dock that came with the unit, and digital movies are played from a USB flash drive that I preload at home.
The most difficult part of my install was finding all the speaker wiring that was hidden and tapping into those wires.
After doing a lot of searching, I found that units advertised as "Home Theater" systems would fit my size restrictions and my requirements. I chose a Sony unit that has HDMI inputs and outputs, FM capability, AUX inputs, and USB inputs. I sold the speakers on Craigslist when I was finished.
So now, I run the DirecTV video to the TV using S-Video, the audio runs to the home theater where it is amplified and output to the speakers. Blu-ray, regular DVD's, and CD's are played in the home theater system and output by HDMI to the TV. FM radio is played from the home theater and my IPod is played using an iPod dock that came with the unit, and digital movies are played from a USB flash drive that I preload at home.
The most difficult part of my install was finding all the speaker wiring that was hidden and tapping into those wires.
