so I'm relatively new to the bells and whistles here. What is the supposed advantage of running an HDMI to the receiver then having to run a HDMI to the TV to "pass thru" the audio? That seems like an extra HDMI cable to me. i.e. from cable box to...
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The idea is that the receiver then controls everything. So when you switch inputs on the receiver, it then switches both audio and video. Otherwise you'd have to switch the receiver input, and then go switch the TV input. Of course, this only applies if you have more than one video source (eg: blu Ray player and Xbox and cable box or DVR). It really is ultra useful and only adds one HDMI cable. HOWEVER: do not buy this specific receiver. It does not handle HDMI switching well (only passes through video does not capture audio), plus the sound quality is horrible. Get a more modern and high quality one, such as a Yamaha or Denon.
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It is possible to connect the cable box to the receiver HDMI port, connect the receiver to the TV and listen to the sound through the TV speakers. It WILL pass through the audio provided there is power to the receiver. The receiver does not have to be on as it would then play through the surround speakers rather than the TV speaker. Within the menus there is a pass-through option. Receiver, Setup, HDMI Setup, HDMI Through (I select CBL/SAT here which corresponds with the HDMI input port for the cable box).
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You need to hook an optical cable from the receiver to the TV. Then your Wii, Cable box, or any audio that runs through the TV will also run through the receiver. The HDMI is input only, not output for audio. Good Luck.
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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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If I recall correctly, HDMI1 is for Blue-Ray; so I used HDMI for my HD from cable box into receiver. Use the pass-thru out from receiver to TV. That way, you can still watch TV with receiver off.
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What about audio? Specifically, if I have the STR-dg810 as my receiver. I have Blu Ray DVD and HD sat receiver, both of them would use the HDMI connection. However, I also have a Wii I woud like to connect, but Wii only has component video out. So, I should connect the Wii component video out directly to the TV as the receiver won't up convert the signal to use the HDMI out port. Does this also mean the receiver won't pass through the Wii audio to my speaker system? Am I stuck with only having Wii audio via my TV's speakers?
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You need a receiver that does HDMI Audio Decoding, which until recently has only been availabe in upper-echelon receivers. Most recently the Onkyo 605/605 and comparable Yamaha's and Denons do decode 5.1 and Dolby True HD / DTS Master Audio. If a receiver is labelled pass-through that means it won't be able to split off the audio from the HDMI signal and will just give it to the TV, and you'll have to use a separate digital optical or digital coaxial cable to send to the receiver from your DVD, DVR, Blu-ray, etc. Sucks doesn't it?
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I just bought this model, and both the salesman and my cable company told me that I will need a box to get HD channels. Are they selling me a bill of goods? I don't want to pay for a cable box if I don't need one. We are currently running the TV (analog only) from just the cable with no cable box. pananer
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A/V Guru: I was wondering if you could elaborate on the core differences between the Onkyo HT-S3300 and the Denon DHT-391XP. I currently only have an Xbox 360 and a HD cable box, and am looking for a system that can handle those two components as well as (which is the actual reason for getting the system) my music (via computer and Ipod). As this is the main reason for investing in a system, I would prefer to have a quality base setup. Looks like the Onkyo has a few more features on the receiver, and I was wondering if you could let me know why those are there (pretty naive on this whole subject, sorry). I see that the Onkyo has the "green, blue, and red" input cords like those that come from the Xbox, while the Denon does not. And the sony receivers systems in this price range seem to be much sleeker (but input wise more similar to the denon). So does it sound like I actually need all of the extra inputs that the Onkyo offers? And with all this in mind do you have recommendation
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You might have issues there. I'm getting Audio through my other ports as I have had both a PS3 and Wii U hooked up to the unit as well as a Computer from time to time. I've never had any trouble getting Audio through the HDMI. Do you have good cables? If you haven't swapped the cable from your other device, there are plenty of OLDER HDMI cables out there that don't have the audio pathway. HDMI carrying Audio is a slightly newer piece of technology. And also, the device you take the Audio from also has to support passing it over HDMI as well. Older DVD players that can't take firmware updates may not account for this. The PS3 in its infancy didn't do this in the beginning for instance, and I had the audio through an extra optical cable. They updated the firmware to fit the new standard so one nice cable for everything. Hope that helps. Good luck,
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Kevin is right. But as an option I ran the HDMI from DVD to receiver with HDMI pass through feature. Receiver extracted audio from HDMI and converter handles video. This way I got surround. I didn't use the stereo only audio out of the converter.
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So then, if I connect the cable using the compnent video cables, it should up convert the regular cable channels, correct?Is that a better trade off than using the HDMI as the connection between the cable box and the receiver?
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hi Jeffrey -short answer: I want my receiver to receive input from my cable (for cable tv) and transmit it to the TV via hdmi cable; that rear-end view of the model showed that there was a "cable receptacle", but that turned out to be only for FM radio. long answer: I'm running all my connections through the wall, and wanted this to be covered as well. The only "long" connection would be the lengthy HDMI cable connection between Onkyo receiver and my Sharp HDTV. Everything else (connections from cable company, nintendo wii, Blu Ray player, Alpha Gamma player, PS1/2/3/4/5/6, etc should all be going through the receiver -- all of which will sit in one corner of the room). Thanks :) hi Jeffrey -short answer: I want my receiver to receive input from my cable (for cable tv) and transmit it to the TV via hdmi cable; that rear-end view of the model showed that there was a "cable receptacle", but that turned out to be only for FM radio. long answer: I'm running all my connections through the wall, and wanted this to be covered as well. The only "long" connection would be the lengthy HDMI cable connection between Onkyo receiver and my Sharp HDTV. Everything else (connections from cable company, nintendo wii, Blu Ray player, Alpha Gamma... » Read More hi Jeffrey -short answer: I want my receiver to receive input from my cable (for cable tv) and transmit it to the TV via hdmi cable; that rear-end view of the model showed that there was a "cable receptacle", but that turned out to be only for FM radio. long answer: I'm running all my connections through the wall, and wanted this to be covered as well. The only "long" connection would be the lengthy HDMI cable connection between Onkyo receiver and my Sharp HDTV. Everything else (connections from cable company, nintendo wii, Blu Ray player, Alpha Gamma player, PS1/2/3/4/5/6, etc should all be going through the receiver -- all of which will sit in one corner of the room). Thanks :) « Show Less
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My question to you is "If you are hooking up with an HDMI cable, why are you also using and optical cable?". HDMI carries the complete spectrum of audio and does not require an additional audio cable. You may be confusing either the player and/or your audio receiver.
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PamRosa,We haven't tested that, so it's difficult to give a definitive answer. You can try by using an RCA cable to your receiver from the "audio out" port while it's connected. If not, however, we can't offer support on how to make that happen. HDMI usually carries both the audio and video through the same cable, and the design may not offer an option.--Mr. S
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Andrew:>Got to upgrade the receiver for the HD, at which point I'll just use the HDMI. As for what you guys are discussing, maybe the manual is outdated, since a firmware update enabled this unit to output the DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding via the HDMI, without having to go the analog route.Yeah. I would go ahead and upgrade; there are so many good deals on quality receivers right now. I have an Onkyo TX-SR706 with everything I need. I've had it for a week now and it blows me away.
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Exactly! At first, I wanted to control the HDMI devices thru my TV but shortly realized I couldn't see the program options. You will switch between HDMI devices thru the receiver. Kinda simplifies things a bit.