HTS Setup problem

[Driznay]

Setting up all of my new electronics when I realized that my TV (Sceptre X46BV) has one audio output, and it is SPDIF. This poses a problem because my new Phillips HTS (HTS3555) only has RCA inputs. Is there a cheap cable or converter I can use to link up the SPDIF output to the RCA input? If this can't be done, I was thinking of using the RCA output from my Direct TV box to the RCA inputs on the HTS receiver. The problem with this is that the Direct TV to TV connection is through HDMI. Is there a way configure the systems to use HDMI for video only, allowing me to go RCA to RCA from the Direct TV box to the HTS receiver? If I hooked up the RCA to RCA, would it send audio through both HDMI and RCA? I can't really take the TV or HTS back to the store at this point, so I'm hoping there is SOMETHING I can do to get 5.1 when I'm watching TV.

thanks
Bill

 

[bandphan]

when you refer to spdif are your meaning optical connection? And when you say rca do you mean analog?

 

[Driznay]

Yes, the only output from my television is optical.

 

[bandphan]

some equipment will send (digital) the signal thru all digital outputs, others will not, you'll have to check. there are optical to coaxial converters
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=1128619&JRSource=googlebase.datafeed.MIM+CO2

 

[ParadigmDawg]

You need to go from the Sat box to the AVR not from the TV, you should be fine, if not just call Direct TV and tell them to send you an updated box.