X-540 5.1 Surround Speaker System - Work with TV?

I'm all set up in a tiny room with my laptop, tv and all. Just curious if there woudl be any reasonable way to use this surround sound system for my tv as well?

My current audio system for my tv is archaic, so I'm sure even something as cheap as this would be an improvement. Anyone know if this works, and if so, what type of connection would I need from the TV to the audio system?

 

TV audio out:

Audio RCA out to 3.5mm *female* to your Surround Sound System's audio plug.

 

for a room with dimensions of 12 x 14, would a system like this be sufficient for watching sports, movies, games, etc.?

 

This is the type of cable, right?

 

Anyone try using a computer surround system with their tv and have success?

 

Actually you dont even need that. What you need is an RCA to RCA connector since Logitech should have provided you with a RCA->3x minijack converter (well was in the X-530). Anyway if you dont want to switch the cables whenever you turn on your TV get like 3 female -> 2x male minijack cables. This allows you to plug both your computer and the TV into the speakers. It is best if you only use 1 at a time though.

 

I have the logitech z5300e 5.1 speaker system for PC and use it for videogames and television. I run my cable through my DVD player and then have the video output over component cables into my TV, then sound through the Audio RCA cables to the "game adapter" that comes with the Logitech Speakers.

 

To the post above, are you happy with the quality of the speakers when using them for tv?

 

yeah, I'm definitely pleased with how they sound. Obviously they aren't playing in true 5.1 surround, but the matrix mode does a good job of moving the sound to all the speakers. They are definitely better than the stock speakers on my TV, that's for sure.

 

Why wouldn't they play in true 5.1 surround sound? If you had the proper connection, I don't see why they wouldn't be...

 

Well I'm using the RCA cables that came with the speakers that output over the stereo Red and White connections. To get full 5.1 sound you'd need to have a means of getting the analog Rear/Center+Sub/Front Channels connected to your TV or cable box. This would likely require a decoder that accepts coax/optical from your cable box and outputs over the 5.1 Analog to your speakers.

 

Just having a hard time grasping what needs to be done to get true 5.1 surround. Isn't the control pod on this unit similar to what the receiver would be on a home theater unit? For my home theater unit, I just have two cables running from my TV to my receiver, and then I had assumed the receiver was decoding the signal and properly distributing them to their respective speakers. I would assume that the control pod for this system is acting as the decoder in this process...

 

After doing my due diligence I think I have a better understanding of how it all works. I guess right now with my TV I don't have true 5.1 surround sound, and that's what the "Dolby Pro Logic" feature is for on my stereo, to make it seem like a actual 5.1.

With just two analog cables, you can only get two signals. If you have digital cables, it's a different story, which is why you'd need that special hookup. But as with my current system, this one has the "Matrix" feature which I'm sure is similar to the Dolby Pro Logic feature and will trick me once agian into thinking I have true surround sound.