Best way to have TV sound through stereo system?

[Yzzim]

Right now I've got my Advent 20" TV hooked straight up to the cable line so all my sound goes through the TV speakers and it sounds terrible. There is no audio out on the TV, so I can't hook it up to my stereo system (a decent Sharp 5 speaker stereo system...for me anyway) without hooking the cable line up through the VCR.

Hooking it up through the VCR allows the video signal to go to the TV, while having the audio signal go from the VCR to the stereo system.

In order for me to watch TV I need 3 remotes. One to turn on the TV, one to change channels through the VCR, and the other to control the sound of the stereo system.

I've tried a couple Universal Remotes but my TV (Advent), VCR (Phillips), and Stereo (Sharp) won't all work on one remote. Usually I don't have a code for the Advent TV or the Sharp Stereo, so the remote won't work.

My question is, is there any other way of hooking this all up? Can I get an audio/video reciever that will allow a cable tv signal to be split into audio/video so I can have decent TV audio on my stereo speakers without a billion remotes?

 

[thraxes]

Same problem as you have... I learned to live with juggling 3 remotes (2 actually once the TV is on and set to the VCR)

 

[TheCorm]

Yeah my mum has the same setup, she has to have her Video on in order for sound to come out of her stereo rather than just the TV.

What about my setup...it's a mental mishmash.....

The Digital Satellite box is hooked up to the TV, Video and to the line in on my soundcard, the soundcard is hooked up to a 4.1 speaker system and also to an amplifier attached to four large stereo speakers.

So if I want the sound to come out everywhere I have to turn TV & Satellie on, Boot the PC, enable Line In, turn on the amp, turn the channel over...and bamn!....simpsons has finished LOL!

But My TV has Nicam Stereo so I normally don't bother with all that unless it's a movie!

Jamie

 

[Yzzim]

I've thought about those "learning" remotes but I'd rather spend $60+ on a reciver if it will do what i want it to do...

 

[MiLLeRTiMe]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
I've thought about those "learning" remotes but I'd rather spend $60+ on a reciver if it will do what i want it to do...

as far as i know... there isnt a reciever that had a tv turner bulit in... your kinda stuck with your situation.
you have 3 options.....

buy a learning remote

buy a new reciever that has a learning remote that comes with it

or you could get a better tv that have audio out ( but then you still would be fumbling with 2 remotes)