5.1 Surround Speakers and TV/NTSC Monitor connection

I have a Dual 2.0 G5 that's a few years old but has an optical audio jack. I'm going to be editing a movie soon and would like to know if anyone could suggest a 5.1 Surround Sound speaker system that I would be able to connect to the computer. I've found several in the $200 range that claim they are PC speaker systems, but they seem to only have RCA connectors.
I also need to find some way to connect a TV/NTSC monitor to the computer, if anyone knows anything about that, too. I have a SONY digital-to-analog converter box, but it doesn't seem compatible with FCP (it works with iMovie).
I'm also going to post this in the G5 forum.
Thanks in advance.
Lloyd

there are many gaming speakers in the 100.00 range that work. Best Buy has them... However, you'll need a sound card to process the 5.1 sound to each speaker. You'll also have to set up Final Cut Pro for each speaker. As far as TV... i got HDMI cable with a PC connector on one end. Hooked up the HDMI to the TV.. PC connector to the mac with an adaptor... and I could play the movies on the TV. Pretty simple solution.

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