Does the unit take 5.1-channel audio input - say, from another DVD player, a Roku, or some other streaming device - or is it just stereo "audio in"?
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No external HDMI input from any other device but you can use the optical input which will automatically use the 5.1 feature. Does Roku have optical out? http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/HTS3564_F7/5.1-home-theater/specifications
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what does the TV say when you switch to the component input? Does the DVD player have composite (yellow/red/white) output or HDMI?
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I believe there is a 3.5(mini stereo) LINE IN/INPUT jack..I was told so by SOUNDPROFESSIONALS.
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It has a jack labeled AV input. I have not used that capability, but it has the input.
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Thanks for the reply. I received your answer after ordering the Roku unit from Amazon, so installed it anyway. Surprise, it works just fine!
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Hi Bill, I bought one of these awhile back. It has 2 regular red and whites for input, one specified for aux and one DVD, and there is one regular out if you wanted to route to another receiver. Hope this helps. Thanks, Sam
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There is a lot of information missing in your question. If your intention is to take the DVD player's or TV's analog audio output to feed a coaxial (S/PDIF) or optical (Toslink) input on your speakers, then this unit would do the job. If you give me your equipment models I could give you more info. Take care !
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Works for my set up with both audio and video. Receiver output is split into two other components. Both audio and video. Must understand, with my set up, this is NOT HDTV. I never tried to split component for HDTV, so not sure if that would work. Just video and left/right audio.
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Yes, switching from 5.1 surround to stereo in the Roku settings solves this; however, this should not be necessary. Amazon needs to get their act together and provide 5.1 support for Roku. Shameful.
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That guy who comment first is using computer speaker but if you have av receiver and want to listen 5.1 ch or 7.1 ch through optical line. it only output 2.1 stereo
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Audio and video are separate. The signals (audio and video) come out perfect from this device and I love it! I purchased it, because I have an older Harmon Kardon Receiver with no HDMI capabilities. I wanted to have the 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound...from my new Blu-ray player. My new Blu-ray player only had the HDMI connection, so I needed the converter to run the 1080p video to my TV and I used the optical out (on the converter) to get the 5.1 signal to my old receiver. The converter has HDMI out and Optical out. This device is meant to send audio to a device (such as my older receiver) that do not have HDMI input. The Optical out (via fiber optic cable) carries the sound. The HDMI out goes to the TV...for video and the optical goes to the receiver, or audio device. HDMI carries audio and video in one cable, so I am not sure about what you are trying to do. Bottom line...this converter will take your HDMI signal and split the audio and video. The video will go out through the HDMI and into your video display and the audio will come out of the optical connection. If your audio device does NOT have an optical connection, this device will not work for you. You mention 2 channels. Are you trying to send sound to 2 speakers (stereo mode) from your slingbox? If so, I would recommend buying a receiver with HDMI inputs. I am not 100% sure about what you are trying to do, but I am sure I can help you figure out how to fix your problem. I have been dealing with A/V equipment since the late 80's. If you tell me all the audio and video equipment you have, I can probably tell you exactly what you need. It looks like you may be looking at the wrong device, for what you are wanting to do.
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The HDMI signal from the DVD player has the audio encoded into the video signal. This unit breaks out the video to VGA and the audio into an analog L/R signal which you could feed into an audio receiver which is required to amplify the sound so one can hear it. Powered computer speakers may work as well if the appropriate converter is available.
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Most DVD/Blu-Ray players don't have audio video inputs, only outputs. It would have to be a combination Blu-Ray and receiver.
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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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There are "Video" input jacks (audio only) on the back of this receiver. You can connect your dvd player's audio cables into this jack. Note: you cannot use a digital coax or any other digital cable. It has to be regular analog interconnects. And, as "Outlaw Audio Seller" has already stated, this is a TWO CHANNEL STRAIGHT STEREO RECEIVER. It is NOT multi-channel.
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It has optical/toslink out. I'm pretty sure it down-mixes the output to stereo, though.
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Not sure. My HDMI carries all my audio from my Roku. IDK if that is helpful. Sorry.