LG Plasma, mono only?

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting the
option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn my
old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.

"Christie" wrote:
Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting
the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn
my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.

The tv might be stereo, but the non hd channels
from Directv probably aren't. What receiver is it?

Chip

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Christie wrote:

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting the
option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn my
old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.


If you are using the RF output from the satellite receiver to your TV
you will only get mono sound. Use the left/right (and video) cables
from the satellite receiver and you will hear your channels in stereo.
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"Christie" wrote:
Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting
the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn
my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.

The tv might be stereo, but the non hd channels
from Directv probably aren't. What receiver is it?

Chip

?? Most national SD cable channels are stereo. Who has mono sound
these days other the real low end channels or maybe some local broadcast
weather sub-channels? Most of the HD channels are also 5.1 sound.

Alan F

Bill R wrote:
Christie wrote:

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only
getting the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to
watch my local channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why?
I could have sworn my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.


If you are using the RF output from the satellite receiver to your TV
you will only get mono sound. Use the left/right (and video) cables
from the satellite receiver and you will hear your channels in stereo.

Yes, it appears that the set top box is not hooked up or set up
correctly. Christie, how is the LG connected to the DirecTV set top box?
If you want HD and have a HD STB & the correct dish setup, you should
connect the LG TV using component or HDMI (or DVI) cables. If component,
you should use the red/white RCA stereo cable to pass the sound to the
TV. Or if you have a 5.1 capable sound system, run a digital audio cable
from the DirecTV STB to the sound system for 5.1 sound.

You should also check the audio output settings of the STB.

Alan F

Alan F wrote:
wrote:
"Christie" wrote:
Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only
getting the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to
watch my local channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why?
I could have sworn my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.

The tv might be stereo, but the non hd channels
from Directv probably aren't. What receiver is it?

Chip

?? Most national SD cable channels are stereo. Who has mono sound
these days other the real low end channels or maybe some local broadcast
weather sub-channels? Most of the HD channels are also 5.1 sound.

Alan F

You could very well be right. I have had hd so long I am out of touch!

Chip

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Christie wrote:

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting
the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn
my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.


If you are using the RF output from the satellite receiver to your TV you
will only get mono sound. Use the left/right (and video) cables from the
satellite receiver and you will hear your channels in stereo.


I think I really have something screwed up. On my VCR I have an RF output,
but it is plugged into (drum roll) Out To TV in the DirecTV box. If I
unplug it from the VCR no picture or sound. There is no other coax type
plug unoccupied that this "Out to TV" would fit into. The only coax plug on
my TV is the cable/antenna plug.

Yes I have an extra set us the white/yellow/red audio video plugs. I've
tried every sort of combination of this and nothing will get a different
audio outcome (to stereo). Between the VCR/DVD, the satellite box and the
TV, there are tons of these tri-color plug inputs.

I can sit down and document where each plug is going to and from, if someone
is willing to help me figure this out. My LG manual is of very little help
in setting the TV up and I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out.

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Bill R wrote:
Christie wrote:

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting
the option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have
sworn my old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.


If you are using the RF output from the satellite receiver to your TV you
will only get mono sound. Use the left/right (and video) cables from the
satellite receiver and you will hear your channels in stereo.

Yes, it appears that the set top box is not hooked up or set up
correctly. Christie, how is the LG connected to the DirecTV set top box?
If you want HD and have a HD STB & the correct dish setup, you should
connect the LG TV using component or HDMI (or DVI) cables. If component,
you should use the red/white RCA stereo cable to pass the sound to the TV.
Or if you have a 5.1 capable sound system, run a digital audio cable from
the DirecTV STB to the sound system for 5.1 sound.

You should also check the audio output settings of the STB.

Alan F


You are talking such a different language to me. First of all I don't have
HD yet. I'm just using the LG TV with basic direcTV hookup right now, I
will get HD in the near future. I also do not have another sound system at
this time.

On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:58:28 -0500, "Christie" wrote:

Just got a 42" LG Plasma. If I use Direct TV broadcast I'm only getting the
option of audio in Mono. If I swich off Direct TV to watch my local
channels, I'm getting them in Stereo. Any idea why? I could have sworn my
old non HD TV broadcast in Stereo.


Been reading this thread awhile.
Please verify Which box is supplying the ON SCREEN "Mono" message.
It could be from the TV (tuner), The DVD player, or the Direct TV box.

AFAIK the TV Stereo indicator is from the TV Tuner input only. This and OUT TO
TV implies that you are tuning CH 3 or 4 to get a program. Right?

If Yes, then No Stereo is what you get as you are using the built in modulator
(MONO) in the box connected closest to set in the chain.

The Red and Whit Audio leads are the only way to get Stereo to the Set and the
TV SET indicator probably will not say stereo ((some sets do accept "Digital
audio from DVD players/Satellite boxes using a single RCA (black or Orange) or
Toslink cable)
IF the RF (Antenna "F" connector) is NOT being used on the TV, then the
Direct TV box /Audio Out/ menu setting might be wrong.

If you DO NOT have a separate A/V receiver:
Each and every source should be connected to a separate TV input (RCA or
S-video) and the TV (input source) be used to select the source to be viewed.