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? thanks 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... » Read More 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? thanks « Show Less
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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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QUOTE "If you have an HDMI connection you should be just fine because an HDMI cable sends both audio and video signals through one cable."That standard with HDMI cables BUT does this Sony play through or pass through the sound?
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yes. the reply from oscar was not helpful. there are many receivers that carry the hdmi logo that only carry the hd video and will not carry the audio, forcing you to use a left-right analog sound and having the rec recode the 2 channels into 7&1 or whatever it can handle out, which is compressed and then reseperated, rather than hd audio which is digital and carries more than 7&1 channels in an uncompressed (read: better) format for a more articulate soundscape.
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No you don't need DG820 to decode new HD Audio Decoder (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTSTM-HD Master Audio Essential). All you need is this DG720 because all new BD player have HD Audio decoder built in and pass that HD audio to your receiver and out to speakers.
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If you have an HDMI connection you should be just fine because an HDMI cable sends both audio and video signals through one cable.
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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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HDMI is capable of carrying much higher resolution audio than optical can carry. If you are going to go through this sound bar system with multiple source devices feeding one display, then hook it up all HDMI. The sound from every source will be through this audio system, the picture will be on your TV. Make sure your HDMI cables are "high speed" if you will be trying to play 3D Blu-ray movies through this on a 3D TV.
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If the TV has a HDMI in and the DVD player has HDMI out connect the DVD to the TV via HDMI... use a optical audio cable to connect the DVD to the sound bar if the player has a optical audio out. in this case the item may not be necessary. If your DVD player does not have optical out check to see if the TV has an optical out. If it does connect the TV optical out the the bars optical in. Then all Tv audio will go to the bar. I think I might need more info on your gear to be more specific.
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The receiver does handle audio from HDMI sources. There is no need for optical or coaxial digital connections to get audio from HDMI sources.
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Im having an issue with this. I contacted Sony and they told me to hook up my:Bluray > HDMI > TVBluray > Optical Cable > Home TheaterHome Theater > HDMI > TVWhen i play my dvds on my home theater i get the full surround sound, BUT when i play my blurays i dont. I get the same sound from my front right speakers and my right rear speakers (same thing for the left side). Does anyone have a solution? or having these same issues?My Equipment: Sony Bravia KDL46V5100, Sony HDX589w Home Theater, Samsung P3600 BluRay Player
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I got a digital optical cable to hook this Sony unit to my PS3. I set the PS3 audio setting to digital optical but can not get any sound. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? My TV even has a digital optical connection and I don't get any sound from it eitehr. I know the cable is ok because I see the red glow on one end.
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Can't tell from pictures and the info on your TV whether it has any kind of outputs (RCA or headphone out). If your sound currently gets to your TV through HDMI, you'll need some kind of output from the TV, unless the source (Bluray, cable box etc) has audio outputs separate from HDMI. In the latter case, you can just use a mini stereo or aux cable and run it to the sound bar. It also accepts Bluetooth, if you have a PC, phone, or tablet that has Bluetooth you can pair it.
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If you set the wiring up to not have hdmi play thru the receiver first then output picture to the tv you can have it so the tv plays its own sound. But if you run it thru on the one hdmi cable from output source to receiver then to tv the tv will not have speaker capability. Also if you were to go hdmi from output source to tv directly you can have tv sound when you want it, and then run an optic cable from output source to receiver and you can have tv sound and/or receiver. There is a small loss in sound this way as some of the current decoding does not support optic transfer but it'll be a minimal difference if you aren't a real picky audio enthusiast.
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If you have the blue ray hooked up through an hdmi cable all sound should sound good through the sound bar, but you will probably get better sound quality going straight from DVD player to soundbar!
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can i hook up my dvd upconverter surround sound system to the tv with hdmi and connect a optical cable to the ps3 and also a hdmi to the tv from ps3 would that work good?
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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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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.
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I prefer to hook my critical video equipment, especially reference equipment, directly to my monitor. You can use the ARC HDMI to get TV sound out of the Receiver.there 'has' to be 'some' information lost in the translation, imo.
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Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound.
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Yes, that's what this does. I have an HD TV that did not have a plug-in for optical hook-up for my sound bar. I was able to circumvent that using this converter. A very nice piece of equipment. Now my TV drives the sound bar and, with a switch, my DVD/VCR also work the sound bar. Good luck! Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush... » Read More Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! « Show Less