Does this require an av receiver or can it work on its own power with Blueray DVD and Roku on HDMI 1 &amp; 2, and the HDMI with audio return channel going out to the TV?
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No, you do not need an AV receiver. I have Blueray DVD and my FIOS settop going to the unit and the HDMI going to TV with ARC and it works great.
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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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Does your TV have a HDMI return channel? Your TV needs to be able to send and receive through at least one HDMI port and you need to plug your TV into the HDMI port on the receiver that has a return channel as well.
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I really can't answer this for sure as I do not use my receiver with a TV or sound bar etc...it is strictly used in my home theater so that feature is not used. however, I did use it to do the initial setup and had it connected for a few days with no problems as others have mentioned.
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From what it looks like, you are correct in thinking that you will have to select the mode, then the input. The HDMI 1 and 2 ports share a mode with ports 1 and 2 of the component ports. So if you went to Video 1, i would hazard a guess that it defaults to HDMI, and to switch it to component you would have to change it to component. This to me seems like an extra unnecessary step.If anyone has this receiver and cares to prove me wrong, please let me know, because if it doesn't take the extra step, I might actually want to purchase this.
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The reciever depends on the back channel from the TV. I agree it probably requires an DDCP handshake. It is depending on the TV to decode and send audio etc on the back channel. My "TV" is actually an old school monitor with no back channel so I could never get this to work. I was hoping for a straight through switch from the HDMI so that I could send multiple sources to my TV and pull off the sound. I was not able to do this with my TV
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yes it does. If you run HDMI to the TV from the receiver out, you can get the receiver inputs without power. However, when I tried using the HDMI control functions, I found that I couldn't turn up the volume on my TV with the TV remote. I might have a compatibility issue or I just need to play around with is ome more to get the settings right
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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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Thanks Richard! I'll try the reboot first. I almost bought a Roku but needed a dvd player so just got that. So I can hook up the Roku and still have the blu ray player while using the Roku for streaming?I appreciate your advice!
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I got this to work by connecting the receiver to the ARC HDMI port on the TV. That way, the TV sends all audio back to the receiver. But the TV must have an ARC capable HDMI port.
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I'm waiting on my roku, so take this advice with a grain of salt. From what I've read on the reviews, it seems that you can hook it up via A/V RCA cables, so no HDMI is required if you have a SD TV. A lot of folks on here seem to have SD TV setups, so I think HDMI is an option not a requirement.
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It should work if both the blue ray and the receiver are capable of using a optical audio cable. Most of the newer ones are. If you are not sure then you could always Google your product to find a product description page and this should give the answer you want.
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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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It just outputs signals. There is no power amplification for speakers, so yes, you need an AV receiver or some amplifier of some sort.
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Thanks Skippy. The A/V sync is under another menu and it worked for DVD input. Then I found the HDMI lip sync and that worked well for the TV. Interesting that I emailed Onkyo and never got a response.Thanks again. Ken
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this sound bar does not require a AV amp or receiver. it has 3 HDMI input ports, ( I input apple TV, DirecTV, and a Blu-Ray DVD player.) There is also a seperate input port to attach a YDS-12 Yamaha iPod/iPhone cradle attachment. A single HDMI output port from the sound bar connects directly to any of the flat screenTV HDMI input port. it also comes with a controllable sub woofer. all controls and switches are located on a singe remote control. so at the completion of my installation use two remotes. one for the DirecTV and one for the sound bar. And yes i would purchase it again, and no i have not gone back to the AV AMP/RECEIVER + external speakers it replaced. My 65 inch Sony flat scree is mount on the wall, my sound bar & blu-ray player are sitting on top of a credenza making for a very tidy living room. the sound bar is capable of some pretty good surround sound even for someone like me who is hearing impaired.
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Yes it needs a receiver. This is a passive sound bar. It does not use HDMI connections since it is connected to a receiver through speaker wire connections. I had a realitvely new receiver and decided to go to a sound bar and subwoffer instead of a 5.1 speaker system in my new house. The sound from this unit is unreal! It fill a large great room (18 x 25 ft) very well after I adjusted the speaker configuration for the room and my equipment.