Does the audio (non-HDMI) input signal get sent through to the HDMI output? I'd like to swap inputs on the fly and use the single HDMI out to my tv.
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NO! Use a digital hook up from your tv to the sound bar for better sound and then hook up everything else to the TV. This way you don't need a switch box. What ever you have on is what you will hear.
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The HDMI cable has an input on back straight into the sound bar and there is an output HDMI jack that feeds from the soundbar back to the TV using another HDMI cable. There is also audio cable included that can feed audio from the tv to an auxillary input on the back of the soundbar. I hooked up a Wii game system also, that has Netflex using the audio cable for sound from the tv to the soundbar. You have to switch the soundbar from HDMI to auxillary when I use the audio cables for the Wii, and it works great. I don't believe that the non-HDMI input audio can be sent through an HDMI output, you would have to use the audio cables into the auxillary I believe. The HDMI cable has an input on back straight into the sound bar and there is an output HDMI jack that feeds from the soundbar back to the TV using another HDMI cable. There is also audio cable included that can feed audio from the tv to an auxillary input on the back of the soundbar. I hooked up a Wii game system also, that has Netflex using the audio cable for sound from the tv to the soundbar. You have to switch the soundbar from HDMI to auxillary when I use the audio cables for the Wii, and it works great. I don't believe that the non-HDMI input audio can be sent through an HDMI output,... » Read More The HDMI cable has an input on back straight into the sound bar and there is an output HDMI jack that feeds from the soundbar back to the TV using another HDMI cable. There is also audio cable included that can feed audio from the tv to an auxillary input on the back of the soundbar. I hooked up a Wii game system also, that has Netflex using the audio cable for sound from the tv to the soundbar. You have to switch the soundbar from HDMI to auxillary when I use the audio cables for the Wii, and it works great. I don't believe that the non-HDMI input audio can be sent through an HDMI output, you would have to use the audio cables into the auxillary I believe. « Show Less
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Will it be able to output audio over HDMI and the composite? I need to hook up the HDMI directly to the TV and the composite to the receiver.
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This can be confusing, but I have tested this extensively. Yes, the HDMI audio will play out through the 3.5mm audio out port on the back to drive a pair of speakers or headphones. If you are on "HDMI 1" then the audio will play from that source. If you switch to "HDMI 2" then the audio will switch to that source. If you switch to D-SUB VGA then you need to have a 3.5mm cable running from your computer audio output/sound card to the 3.5mm input on the monitor. You can only get 1 source at a time and that source has to be the active screen on the monitor. In other words you cannot be looking at "HDMI 1" and getting audio from anything other than "HDMI 1." Also keep in mind that if you want to use the D-SUB audio setup then you "might" need to go into your audio settings in your operating system and make it the default or enable it. "HDMI 1" then
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This device does not output any audio through HDMI, it simply passes the audio through the connections it comes from. Coax to Coax, and optical to optical.
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Yes. The HDMI picture and sound from any input can be routed to either or both outputs simultaneously. Watch a blu-ray in one room and a ball game on cable tv in the other room. The SPDIF Digital Optical or Hi-Fi Stereo 3.5mm outputs only go through the A output. This is only limiting if you are not using HDMI to send sound to something like an older AVR or sound bar. The only caveat with almost any splitter is that when switching inputs and outputs it might affect both outputs, meaning the devices resync resulting in temporary picture and or sound loss on one or both outputs. All HDMI components are different and the degree of these switching glitches can vary in length and severity from a few seconds to as much as 20 seconds. This is not necessarily going to be your case but it is likely to happen to some degree and is something most of us can live with. Once you are settled in on your selected sources viewing should be clean on either output. J-Tech makes some good splitters and switches so I would give it try. The worst case scenario is that you end up returning it for a full refund. I would bet it will work for you albeit with some switching transients.
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All I can tell you is that it works good with Apple TV. I took the digital optical audio out of my Apple TV unit and this unit converted it to analog (stereo). I am not using the HDMI out of the Apple TV unit for audio; I am using a HDMI to DVI cable for the video. Apple TV does send a HDMI and a digital audio out at the same time. Neither one overrides each other. I believe this answers your question. I hope this helps.
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that was my experience; somewhere in the literature in fact says that if you use HDMI or Digital Optical cable, that you have to use the audio cable out as well (defeats the purpose of the HDMI or Digital Optical cable IMO), however it works well with that set-up
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First, let me wish you "good luck" setting this thing up correctly. I have been using it for a couple of years and I am still trying to understand the "features" vs settings per the manual. I do believe the default for HDMI connections is PCM. I have also found through the "Audio Parameter" screens that there is a "Fixed PCM" setting which can be set as on our off through the Audio Parameter screens. I would suggest turning that off and go from there. Again, good luck!
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I have to agree with you. I have a playstation 3 and a media extender for streaming vids/TV from my computer. That uses up all my HDMI inputs on the Yamaha. So what happens when I get a new device?? Yeah, I'm not really future proofed at all. I'd like to see 4 HDMI inputs.
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Yes. I have the exact setup you describe. I hear audio through the HDMI to my TV, and can turn on the stereo receiver and change the switch to 5.1 when I want surround sound. One point is, there is a slight audio delay between the HDMI and fiber outputs depending on the switch being on 2ch or 5.1ch. If the Monoprice is on 2ch, the tv is muted, and the receiver is turned on, the audio is slightly (milliseconds) out of sync with the video signal. But if I'm using the receiver and the Monoprice is on 5.1, the audio is synced up.
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I tried using this device - and it worked converting Component to HDMI... but had an issue with Audio. HDMI image displayed correctly - but no audio. That made the device useless for me... did not play with it again. For your question - If you compare image 2 (front of box) and image 4 (rear of box) - coax appears to be output - alongside HDMI and SPDIF... so, though I didn't test coax... I would guess no to your question - as it appears coax is output - not input.
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That's exactly what I tried (except I think you meant HDMI output, not input). It didn't work at all for this particular converter. I'm going to try a more expensive converter that looks identical and supposedly does the same thing, but I haven't ordered it yet.
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Yes that is true. I have a computer and dvd player connected, and I can manually switch between the two sources. And, yes it sends the one input (the one you select, input 1 or 2) or same signal to two HDMI sources.
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Hi Gerard.I own one of those, and I'm pretty sure that the HDMI inputs don't flow to the HDMI output when the unit is off. Hope it helps.Andy
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HDMI carries sound, audio cable not being switched. You need your audio to come from HDMI input.
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Yes, the sound is already part of the HDMI input. It will be stripped out and used in the SPDIF output (the output HDMI will still include the sound). Please note that SPDIF outputs sound only for "A" input set
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i connected all of my hdmi devices to the sound bar including the TV which is plugged in to hdmi 1; i also used the digital audio out (optical) connex. All sound/video feeds through just fine. I just switch the input to hdmi port (hdmi 1 for tv, hdmi 2 for dvd/blu ray, hdmi 3 for roku).