5.1 Surround sound with Onkyo 605 using scarts?

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Hi all, I've bought the Onkyo TXSR605, but my Sky is connected to my TV using a scart lead - the Onkyo does not have any scart connections - is there any way I can get my Sky to play through the speakers without having to buy any other cables? (FYI my TV is the Pioneer 428-XD).

Thanks!

 

[Andrew Everard]

Nope, not really. Why Sky box is it? If it's Sky+ then there are digital optical and analogue stereo feeds you can hook up the the receiver - but you will need an extra cable.

 

[Anonymous]

At the moment its standard Sky box, but will likely get Sky plus in the near future. With regards to component video and optical digital audio what do you think of the Belkin Blue Series PureAV cables? Would I be able to use both of these with Sky Plus?

Thanks again.

 

[Andrew Everard]

The Belkin cables are perfectly well-made interconnects, but the Sky+ box doesn't have component video out. For that you need Sky HD.

 

[Anonymous]

OK thanks Andrew - one final question (actually 2!) - can I leave the scart in the TV and buy an optical-audio cable to plug into the amp to give me the surround sound then? And how can I set the system up such that I can obtain sound in both Stereo (from just the TV) and from the amp when I want to use the surround sound, i.e. depending on preference? (I'm wondering if there would be a sound clash when the amp is ON as the scart can provide sound as can the optical audio).

Thanks again.