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What do i need to hook my TV the home theater?

HDMI: HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the most common way to connect a TV to a home theater. It provides both high-quality video and audio signals. To use an HDMI connection, you'll need an HDMI cable and an HDMI port on both your TV and home theater.

Component Video: Component video is another option for connecting a TV to a home theater. It uses three separate cables to carry the video signal: red, green, and blue. To use a component video connection, you'll need a set of component video cables and component video ports on both your TV and home theater.

Composite Video: Composite video is the oldest and least-used way to connect a TV to a home theater. It uses a single cable to carry both the video and audio signals. To use a composite video connection, you'll need a composite video cable and composite video ports on both your TV and home theater.

Audio Cables: In addition to the video connection, you'll also need to connect the audio signals from your TV to your home theater. This can be done using a single 3.5mm audio cable or a set of RCA audio cables.

Once you've connected all of the cables, you'll need to set the input source on your TV to match the input that you're using on your home theater. For example, if you're using an HDMI connection, you'll need to set the input source on your TV to HDMI.

Once the input source is set, you'll be able to hear and see the audio and video from your TV through your home theater.

Here's a checklist of the cables you'll need:

* HDMI cable

* Component video cable (optional)

* Composite video cable (optional)

* 3.5mm audio cable (optional)

* RCA audio cable (optional)

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