About to buy a TV that only has HDMI inputs

[BirdDad]

do I need 2 adapters?are they video only or can they carry analog sound as well?
the Westinghouse TX-42F430S is what I am thinking of getting but it only has HDMI inputs

 

[krotchy]

You will need a DVI to HDMI cable (Check monoprice.com for a nice quality cheap one)

Sound will have to be routed separately, I havent seen the new TX model, but some TV's have either a L/R connector or mini input for one of the HDMI inputs to bypass the lack of sound from DVI.

Overall your better option IMO is to get a decent sound system with your TV and keep audio and video separate. Then not having HDMI audio wont be much of an issue. The Onkyo HT-590S is a pretty good system that can be found for ~250 bucks and will satisfy most anyone (though not audiophiles).

Check avsforum.com out for more detailed discussions on panels, audio, video, HTPC's and whatnot.

 

[gobucks]

yeah, if you look online, the TV does in fact have some basic audio inputs, so you can just plug in your standard L/R adaptor to the TV if you want. Since I'm sure the TV only has stereo speakers on it, you really don't need anything more fancy than basic L/R if you want to use the integrated speakers.

But I agree with krotchy - if your spending all that money on a nice TV, i would shell out a bit extra and just buy a nice set of speakers, and you can bypass the whole issue. Personally I think the audio capabilities of HDMI are really only useful when connecting a device to a receiver - hooking it up directly to a high-end TV seems kinda pointless considering you'll be watching a beautiful 1080p picture accompanied by crappy pair of 5-watt stereo speakers.