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Old 07-11-2010, 03:20 PM
 
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I have been looking for the past month and researching sound bar speakers. I have noticed something troubling, RCA jacks. Most of the mainstream brands carry inputs via RCA jacks. My question is, why? That is a dead technology and is not digital. I have narrowed my search down to Yamaha or Sony. Both carry HDMI inputs. Why would companies such as Boston Acoustics or Polk push the hell out of a product with antiquated technology?
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Old 07-11-2010, 05:17 PM
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I have been looking for the past month and researching sound bar speakers. I have noticed something troubling, RCA jacks. Most of the mainstream brands carry inputs via RCA jacks. My question is, why? That is a dead technology and is not digital. I have narrowed my search down to Yamaha or Sony. Both carry HDMI inputs. Why would companies such as Boston Acoustics or Polk push the hell out of a product with antiquated technology?
It's the least expensive way to offer entry level products. People buying those entry products probably don't know much about the settings and cables, so the products are simple and work with anything the user might have, which is the lowest common connector - RCA.
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