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Vizio E551VA

Dec 26, 2011 10:38AM PST

Just bought new tv the vizio E551VA, we also have the Wii. We are having a problem with the sound when we are playing the wii. The picture comes out fine but no sound. Also we have a sound bar that is now not working. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do. With old tv everything worked fine.
We have Directv that comes from the wall into dvd/vcr player that goes from that into the tv. The wii has the cables that are red and white. Sorry don't know the technical name for it. The bar also has the same type of cable. But with the bar we had to have the vcr on vhs to be able to use it.
Any help advice is greatly appreciated. thanks

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I just want to make sure here;
Dec 27, 2011 2:43AM PST

You say DirecTV comes from the wall to the dvd/vcr. Where is the directv box? I have always thought directv have box to work. Am I wrong here? Can dirctv go directly to the tv tuner instead, since you are not recording with the dvd/vcr? If there is a box, what ouput connection/s does it have?

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Dec 27, 2011 6:17AM PST

directv goes from wall > dvd/vcr player>to tv. we still watch dvd's on player so we need it to stay connected. I have gone into Radio Shack and the sales person helped me with the wii player problem. But still unsure why sound bar is not working. Next step is to replace those wires. thanks for the help

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What audio connection do you have...
Dec 27, 2011 3:32PM PST

from the TV to the soundbar? Are you using the optical or coaxial audio connection? If not, then try using that.

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Dec 27, 2011 10:06PM PST

No, we are using the red/white cable that came with it. I will try the cable that you mentioned. thanks

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dvd/vcr to TV;
Dec 26, 2011 4:14PM PST

what wire connection (yellow, red, and white)? The wii also have these? Does the dvd/vcr also have the red-blue-green connections? I assume you are using the dvd/vcr for recording purpose...correct?

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re:Vizio E551Va
Dec 26, 2011 10:44PM PST

yellow, red and white for vcr,and wii. The tv also has these colors, but has red,blue and green. The dvd player also has these colors, but not the wii. The player was used for recording but not any longer because of dvr. But we like the bar for better sound. The bar only has the red, yellow and white wires.