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Is there a gadget to allow the red and white rca cable from a stereo receiver to connect to a new Roku RV, which does not have an rca output port? My stereo receiver does not have HDMI nor optical cable port, so I need to connect the red and white cable from the stereo receiver to the TV somehow.
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Either it has an analog out or you use the usual optical to analog convertor.
It is an Insignia Roku TV, 39" from Best Buy, it had good reviews so I decided to try it.
Does analog mean rca cable ports? It does not have any of those. It has an optical cable port and HDMI and that's all. My stereo receiver doesn't have either of those. What is an analog converter?
Thank you.
To check it out, we'll need the full model number.
Example converter but don't take this as needed yet.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/3224445011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_electronics_2_4_last
As to the remote, I would be guessing you need members to read and see what the manuals call out. You can ask for that but without exact model numbers we can't find those manuals.
Which receiver do you own?
It may be wiser to spendn$50 on a used receiver with the connections you need vs $50 on a good converter.
I would opt to replace it with a cheaper model that offers the connectivity you need. Forgoing all digital connections but offering only analog (and Bluetooth, oddly) is not practical.
Plenty of ways to find an AV receiver in the $99-149 price range, luckily. Used can be a real bargain too.
Do the converters affect sound quality? Example the 3.5 mm analog converter?
Hence my remark regarding trial and error 
(Hint- using an online retailer with liberal return policy makes it cheaper to test out different models.)
Also, with an analog converter, would I be able to use the TV remote or Roku remote that came with it to find a menu with which to change from sound through TV or sound through stereo speakers? Or would I have to physically move plugs around?
...always trial/error with converter related gear.
The money/effort frankly is much better spent on a different receiver.
I have a Pioneer Audio/Video Stereo Receiver and a 65in Roku Element flat screen TV that I want to hook up. How do I do that?
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