Tosh 42WH18b connect to stereo amp?

[epritchard]

Lurk mode off!

I've just picked up the Tosh cheap from Currys as they are clearing stock for the WT29s and get it delivered this friday :)

Anyway from what I gather if I use the tosh's inbuilt speakers the centre channel is merged on top. If I connect external speakers and change the switch at the back to external- the Tosh stereo speakers outputs the centre channel.

For the short term (whilst I save up to by a decent proccessor and speaker package) I want to use my existing speakers which are connected to the amp. In order to get the 5.1 output I'll have to dissconnect the speakers from my amp and plug into the TV , and loose CD and tuner :(

The tosh does not appear to have a variable line out and any scart or line level out will only be the downmixed stereo not the FL and FR channels of the 5.1.

Is there easy way I can connect the external speaker outputs to my amp. I thought of connecting them direct and turning the sound levels on the front right down to give the less than 2vpp level but the trouble is the line inputs are not the same impedance as a set of speakers and I could end up damaging the Tosh's amp.

I know you can get kit to convert a car headunits speaker level outputs to line level for connection to amps. Will I have to get something like this or is there something I'm missing about connecting up the Tosh?

If its going to get too complicated I'll wait a month and buy the Yam Proccessor for £250ish, get a cheap centre spkr and use the Tosh's rear spkrs for the time being. I don't want to rush into buying a set of speakers as I want to save up and get a really good set of fronts and a decent stereo amp when I can afford it. (years later :rolleyes: )

[ibster]

hello,

if u dont mind can u tell me how much u got it for ?

cheers

[epritchard]

£1169

[HBK757]

Originally posted by epritchard
£1169
Very nice price. Make sure you buy "Avia Home Theater Calibration DVD" to set picture accurately and prevent potential burn in problems.

[epritchard]

Yep, I was very lucky.

I'd bought a Hitachi 36" 830N jobbie for £1200 but when it was late being delivered I was told the van had crashed and damaged the set and they had no more of that model. Hmmm!

Anyway with that reprieve, I changed my mind and went for a bigger set :) and it has component so will go well with my tosh 220 dvd player, fingers crossed. Was trying all the stores to check the different types but was planning on buying on line to get the best deal then heard about curry's offer. In fact the adjacent outlets were moaning and told me about the deal even before I walked in. They were all selling at £1450 to £1600. Currys were good and even hitched up a DVD so I could see how good it was.

Do I really need to get a callibration disk? I was going to let the set warm up for a bit, do the convergence, then throw on T2 SE R1 which has all the THX set up screens. Would that not be good enough? Getting excited cannot wait to see Blade, Alien box set , Gladiator etc on a real screen instread of a 17" monitor! Not much getting done this weekend!