Logitech 5.1 X-530 to LG 50PT250

[gorehound1]

Is this possible as I got the system free but need to solder on a green jack as is missing and was the reason for give away. Thanks for any help in advance folks

 

[ssddx]

i used to have the x530... not a bad set of pc speakers for the money.

with that said, they require 3x3.5mm connections for surround sound to work for them which isnt support by home theater so you would need to convert this to a 6x rca which isolates each channel.

now you have two options for this.. if your tv supports 5.1 out of an optical output you can use that or you would need to patch into the hdmi cable from the source to extract the sound. the downside of the source is that if you have a smarttv and use its apps or are viewing local channels you will not get sound from the system. if your tv does not support 5.1 out of its optical then the best you could get is 2.0/2.1 (which you could get without an adapter if your tv has a headphone jack).

regardless what you're looking for is a box similar to http://www.voelkner.de/products/698895/100-xl.jpg which is an audio extractor (they make them with hdmi inputs and optical inputs as well as ones which support hdmi output as well for passthrough) with 5.1 support. you would then need rca to stereo 3.5mm adapters. if the content is being broadcast over hdmi or optical in 5.1 it will convert it to analog and pass it along to such a speaker set.

 

[gorehound1]

i used to have the x530... not a bad set of pc speakers for the money.

with that said, they require 3x3.5mm connections for surround sound to work for them which isnt support by home theater so you would need to convert this to a 6x rca which isolates each channel.

now you have two options for this.. if your tv supports 5.1 out of an optical output you can use that or you would need to patch into the hdmi cable from the source to extract the sound. the downside of the source is that if you have a smarttv and use its apps or are viewing local channels you will not get sound from the system. if your tv does not support 5.1 out of its optical then the best you could get is 2.0/2.1 (which you could get without an adapter if your tv has a headphone jack).

regardless what you're looking for is a box similar to http://www.voelkner.de/products/698895/100-xl.jpg which is an audio extractor (they make them with hdmi inputs and optical inputs as well as ones which support hdmi output as well for passthrough) with 5.1 support. you would then need rca to stereo 3.5mm adapters. if the content is being broadcast over hdmi or optical in 5.1 it will convert it to analog and pass it along to such a speaker set.

 

[gorehound1]

sorry for the late reply but I have just returned home from a camping trip. Thak you very much ssddx A great reply and I appreciate you taking the time to help and give such a detailed and thorough response. The TV has an opitcal output so this makes things alot simpler with you options mentioned and I will look into the link you have guided me to and get on with making the speakers have a second life. Im also glad to hear your personal opinion on the quality of them as I have never had this model and am interested to see how this goes.

Once again THANK YOU and I may repost if I stuggle with anything if thats OK and All the very best !!

 

[ssddx]

you may want to check that your tv can output more than two channels via optical before purchasing anything. the reason is that uncompressed optical only supports stereo. only compressed audio such as one in a dolby digital format can travel in 5.1 over optical.

if your tv only supports stereo out through optical the best you would get is 2.0 (you could also wire it so that two speakers work as a left and two others work as a right as well but this is still technically stereo sound). if your tv only supports stereo you would want to tap into the source (hopefully hdmi) that is going into the tv.

the x530 is not going to compete with any "hifi" or "home theater" equipment in quality or volume but is not half bad for pc speakers and was popular in its day and age. my set is over 10 years old (repurposed as external speakers for a laptop currently) and are still going strong. they sure are pretty hardy.

 

[gorehound1]

you may want to check that your tv can output more than two channels via optical before purchasing anything. the reason is that uncompressed optical only supports stereo. only compressed audio such as one in a dolby digital format can travel in 5.1 over optical.

if your tv only supports stereo out through optical the best you would get is 2.0 (you could also wire it so that two speakers work as a left and two others work as a right as well but this is still technically stereo sound). if your tv only supports stereo you would want to tap into the source (hopefully hdmi) that is going into the tv.

the x530 is not going to compete with any "hifi" or "home theater" equipment in quality or volume but is not half bad for pc speakers and was popular in its day and age. my set is over 10 years old (repurposed as external speakers for a laptop currently) and are still going strong. they sure are pretty hardy.

Thanks again for your help. I have the LG 50PT250-TA which does have a Dolby diigital decoder so using an optical cable should make this work seemingly. Thoughts?

 

[gorehound1]

Thanks again for your help. I have the LG 50PT250-TA which does have a Dolby diigital decoder so using an optical cable should make this work seemingly. Thoughts?