Panasonic & TV wiring up hi fi speakers?

[Paul S4]

I have a Panasonic TX-26LMD70 flat screen TV and would like to connect up some decent Mordaunt-Short speakers to enhance the sound, particularly for live music DVDs

Here is a picture of the sockets on the back:



Which outputs do I use and how do I get from there to the standard speaker leads ?

[RedLeicester]

Audio output (left and right) into an amplifier, thenceforth into speakers.

[Paul S4]

So would that be a standard phono plug for each speaker I presume.

[Paul S4]

Apologies....just misread that last post!

Can the TV not power external speakers then....?
It's just that my last Panasonic TV ( albeit a CR old fashioned one !) had the usual speaker 'bare wire' spring connectors on the back of the TV ( so presumably that one had some sort of amp in the TV ?)

[headcase]

No, it cant you need an amp.

[RedLeicester]

Paul S4 said:

It's just that my last Panasonic TV ( albeit a CR old fashioned one !) had the usual speaker 'bare wire' spring connectors on the back of the TV ( so presumably that one had some sort of amp in the TV ?)

Then remarkably yes, it did have an amp in. This one however doesn't, so you'll need one to go between the TV and the speakers. Alternatively you could use a Soundbar which would likely have its own amp.

[Paul S4]

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated

[matg]

What have you got connected via the SCART plug? Cant you use HDMI instead?

As for you speakers get a a AV Receiver, connect that via HDMI or optical if you have a Sky box.