hdmi sound: simple question: if i plug an hdmi cable in from a nonblu ray source (hd dir tv stb; philips upconverting dvd player), will sound be produced, OR will i have to plug in an optical/ coax to get my audio?
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There's no need for a separate audio connection with this receiver. For a nonblu ray source it will accept and process any audio signal over HDMI. For blu ray, you'll need a player that decodes the new formats and outputs PCM.
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This is true. I tried setting up my home theatre every way possible, but efter speaking to Sharp, they said you cannot use the audio optical out for HDMI. This is a shame. You must go directlyu from the audio source to the receiver via optical cable when using HDMI to the TV. No big deal, the TV is still awesome!
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Hello, i'm not an sound expert, and i've never heard how an hdmi converter sounded like. I bought this because my television has a toslink sound output and i needed a converter for a very good Phillips speakers, with a 3,5 jack input. I recommend you read carefully the Product Descriptions of both products. Sorry i couldn't give you a better answer... Have a good year! Diogo Gomes
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Does your cable box have an optical out? If so you might be able to use that as your output to the sound bar.
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HI William, I have my optical cord connected to my Dish network receiver out to the Sony surround sound. The Sony unit is connected with an HDMI to the TV.. it sounds great. The only signal going to the TV is the video the sound goes thru the Sony surround Sound. Hope I answered your question if not I would go to the Sony Website I'm sure customer service can help you there..
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I had the same problem. You can make it work and keep the sound on the speakers if you use either the optical output or the digital output from your TV or receiver. Neither will probably work initially when you hook it up to the TV link. The key is that you will have to go to each source box (directTV box, playstation, cable box, etc.) and edit the settings and change the audio output from Dolby Digital to PCM. Once you do that, the TV link will work great, and you can still have sound from the speakers at the same time.
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You can definitely do Dolby through optical. To do it with HDMI, you need a TV equipped with HDMI-ARC (Audio Return Channel). You can have your receiver and/or sound bar, with your various devices (Blu-Ray, PS3)end HDMI video to the TV and the return the sound using the same cable.
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i dont know about all that lol i just bought the HDMI cable and plugged 1 end to my dish box and the other end to my TV i dont have surround sound or any of that. I also use this HDMI cable on my ps3, i plug it from my ps3 to my TV and its in 1080p HD
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0.
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Question for any of you on here:I have the tv, and I just got a PS3. Thing is, for some reason I can't seem to get the PS3 to output dolby surround or dts. I'm running an HDMI cable from the PS3 into the HDMI 2 port on the tv. Then I'm running a fiber optic digital cable from the tv into my little mini receiver -- I have a set of Logitech THX 5.1 speakers. I can get the PCM Stereo on DVDs and BluRay discs, but not surround. I know it's not an issue from the TV to the receiver, because I still get dolby surround on TV shows that have it. I've also tried adjusting setting on the PS3. Any advice? Question for any of you on here:I have the tv, and I just got a PS3. Thing is, for some reason I can't seem to get the PS3 to output dolby surround or dts. I'm running an HDMI cable from the PS3 into the HDMI 2 port on the tv. Then I'm running a fiber optic digital cable from the tv into my little mini receiver -- I have a set of Logitech THX 5.1 speakers. I can get the PCM Stereo on DVDs and BluRay discs, but not surround. I know it's not an issue from the TV to the receiver, because I still get dolby surround on TV shows that have it. I've also tried adjusting setting on the... » Read More Question for any of you on here:I have the tv, and I just got a PS3. Thing is, for some reason I can't seem to get the PS3 to output dolby surround or dts. I'm running an HDMI cable from the PS3 into the HDMI 2 port on the tv. Then I'm running a fiber optic digital cable from the tv into my little mini receiver -- I have a set of Logitech THX 5.1 speakers. I can get the PCM Stereo on DVDs and BluRay discs, but not surround. I know it's not an issue from the TV to the receiver, because I still get dolby surround on TV shows that have it. I've also tried adjusting setting on the PS3. Any advice? « Show Less
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Simple answer is yes. That is with not knowing what TV you are using. They both have Digital Output (optical). But if you are connecting the using only HDMI cables that that will carry your sound. What do you have going into your TV? Cable box? And how many HDMI connections do you have on your TV?
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Cable box goes directly to TV. The optical plug goes from sound bar to cable box. HDMI cable from game unit to bar. We used HDMI 1 for GAME UNIT. Then HDMI output on bar goes to TV. There may be an easier way but this works well.
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Hmm, well the tv is only really a monitor and wouldn't have anything to do with sound in this case right? Wouldn't you need to get the dolby sound from the broadcast source like your cable or directv box? e.g. connect your audio optical cord to the cablebox directly & plug directly into your HT setup.
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My personal opinion is to always hook optical directly to TV. Then you can simply switch inputs on TV and you get sound from whatever input is active (e.g. Cable box, blue ray, gaming console).
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the sound from an HDMI source does come from the HDMI cable -so something like an xbox being hooked up only through the HDMI cable forces you to use the built in speakers. this may not be a problem for devices where there is a separate audio output from the video through HDMI, but that's a lot of cables. if you're doing all that, you might want to rethink your set up to have dedicated speakers and a dedicated monitor.
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Um, yeah that's a good question. I'm not saying u can't do it bit Not aware of a way to make the device work w/o going through my surround sound either. Honestly, even though I bought the device, sadly I came across the same thing and ended up not using it. However, you might be able to run optical out of th cable box and try that way. I'm really sorry I'm not much help but understand the frustrations
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I assume you have a "smart" TV and are obtaining the content from the internet directly to the TV. If so, you have to select TV/CD as the source on the receiver. Also, you have to have either a digital sound return via HDMI from the TV back to the receiver or you have to use a digital optical cable. Which one you use depends on what the TV supports, really. I had to use the optical cable with my Samsung EH5300.