How can I know if my TV signal is PCM?
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This is a revised answer and supercedes all my posts below. I got two answers from LG regarding what optical output format they support. The latest which I strongly believe is correct is: the basic tv's support AC3 only. The smart TV's support both AC3 and PCM. But I highly suggest you go to the live chat on the LG website and ask yourself. Took me 93 seconds.
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with the right htmi version cable and the right version connecter on the tv ___then yes ___ just plug it in and try it no harm no foul if you get what you want on your pc than it should just work
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Yes. Make sure your receiver or TV is capable of it. I am using Pioneer Elite VSX-70 receiver and it is decoding DTS 7.1 and Dolby TrueHD. If you think your TV or receiver does not support these signal, you can downstream it to PCM (uncompressed) on audio settings.
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Check your TV settings and look for your audio settings. Make sure the output is set to PCM as this box can't convert other signals and is usually the cause of this problem.
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When you are getting TrueHD or DTS-HD audio, are any lights supposed to come on the receiver to signify that the stream is being picked up, or should you just assume its working if it is set to Linear PCM?
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It depends on your TV. We have a "component" channel that turns on whatever is plugged into those spots.
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If your TV has an optical output, it is extremely likely that it is TOSLINK. TOSLINK is the name of a physical connection standard. You'll see other acronyms that refer to the protocol carried over that connection. SPDIF refers to one layer of the digital protocol that can be carried over a TOSLINK connector. You'll also see a reference to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) which refers to one of the formats of audio that can be transferred using SPDIF. This device requires that your TV be able to output PCM over the TOSLINK optical link. Many TV's let you set PCM output but some do not. Make sure that yours does before you purchase this device. My Samsung tv permits this and this device has worked perfectly for many months.
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Check the settings on your BluRay player to see how it's set to pass the audio along to the receiver. Also, *some* movies actually have a PCM soundtrack, so try various movies to see if they all display as PCM. But first, check the output settings on your player.
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The TV itself will tell you. You wil get a flashing RED light on the control panel.
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I am not sure, I did not know about the pcm setting until someone responded to my inquiry. It did work for standard tv audio but did not work for Netflix until I set my tv to pcm. Hope that helps.
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Check the hdmi output with a different device, and check the tv's input with a different device
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This unit is supposed to convert both SPDIF optical or PCM Coaxial digital, with priority given to SPDIF. Since my Bluray player uses Coaxial, I had to disable SPDIF, therefore I don't know how well it works for non-PCM.
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"My screen went black but I still have sound what happened?"You must verify tv video inputs. If your input signal is the coaxial cable, you should try another input as HDMI. The tv provides for entry of combined video with audio through an HDMI cable that mustbe installed on your cable box to the TV. The TV provides two or three inputs HDMI cable. Each is identified as HDMI1, HDMI2 and HDMI3.If you have tried all types of signal inputs for video and screen plays can not be another glitch. Usually all LED or LCD TV plasmas at some point you have to reforsarle welds electronic cards. "My screen went black but I still have sound what happened?"You must verify tv video inputs. If your input signal is the coaxial cable, you should try another input as HDMI. The tv provides for entry of combined video with audio through an HDMI cable that mustbe installed on your cable box to the TV. The TV provides two or three inputs HDMI cable. Each is identified as HDMI1, HDMI2 and HDMI3.If you have tried all types of signal inputs for video and screen plays can not be another glitch. Usually all LED or LCD TV plasmas at some point you have to... » Read More "My screen went black but I still have sound what happened?"You must verify tv video inputs. If your input signal is the coaxial cable, you should try another input as HDMI. The tv provides for entry of combined video with audio through an HDMI cable that mustbe installed on your cable box to the TV. The TV provides two or three inputs HDMI cable. Each is identified as HDMI1, HDMI2 and HDMI3.If you have tried all types of signal inputs for video and screen plays can not be another glitch. Usually all LED or LCD TV plasmas at some point you have to reforsarle welds electronic cards. « Show Less
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Yes, digital HD signals and analog signals. Your TV should be digital signal ready, which if it's only a few (10 or so I guess) years old it should be.
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Without know specifically the models of where you are originating a signal from and where the signal is going to, it is difficult to say yes. Here is a link on the manufactures website to give better detail, http://www.kanexpro.com/item/?id=HDRGBRL. The one part I do know, your "old" tv will need to have a component input. As for your SONY, give me your model number and I will attempt to help.
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First I would see if it works with another device like a bluray player. If it does then you know your TV/laptop settings are off somewhere. If not then you know it's the cable.
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Your tv must be able to take a digital signal across the composite feed though, it is not common and you should look it up in the manual