Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Watching tv with receiver/speakers...good idea?

Just wondering how many people use their home theatre to just watch tv? I have my cable plugged into my receiver via hdmi which outputs to my tv. In order to watch tv, my receiver has to be on. Obviously I'm using my speakers for sound. With my M80's coming I'm just wondering if this is a good idea. Does watching tv every day put too much of a strain on the equipment?

I know what it does to my brain sooo just wondering....

Well, it's almost a year since I've even heard my tv speakers. But then again, I don't watch much tv programming.

Well HT is for watching movies, otherwise i do not understand the fool who actually buy a HT set for tv's purpose only. And yes i listening my tv via my HT ( 2channel mostly) I call it collateral damage for my equipment

Sure, now that even over the air is in HD and digital sound, why not?

Thanks, Philippe...

We use 5.1 with the TV all the time. The surround ain't great, but what do you expect from matrixed sound. I should probably try using Dolby instead of DTS...

I wouldn't worry about strain on the equipment. I have a 7-8 yr old Harman/Kardon rated at 75 wpc. Runs hot, but it works fine.

I know it was a silly question but just wanted to make sure. I leave my tv on at times the whole day. Good to know!

I have TiVo, Xbox, Blu-ray, Wii and a digital music player connected to a receiver. My Axiom speakers get used almost around the clock.

I've not used the speakers in a TV for over 15 years now. My newest set didn't have the speakers attached in the box, so they've never been.

If I left the TV on all day long, I might have to rethink using the AVR because it uses a lot more power than the TV speakers.

tv sound is much easier than ht as tv sound is compressed, sometimes so much that it's not funny.

compression has been used on tv since prehistoric times so even if i was to write to the stations (i actually did a few times) asking to take the compressor out of line, they would play dead.

another thing, just like cars, electronics don't need to rest, they just need to not get too hot. they can work 24/7.

i haven't used the tv's speakers since the mid 80s, except maybe for a couple of evenings to see how they were doing. The main problem with the tv spkrs is, as expected, lack of dynamic range.