Does the HDMI in this unit allow you to transmit BOTH audio and video across ALL formats without having to supplement an optical cable?
1817763
yes it does. im using only hdmi cables myself and getting both picture and audio. i believe using both may improve sound quality.
970738
yes, if you come out of the receiver with hdmi into the unit (you must set your receiver to pass the audio to the TV under the hdmi settings) then it will give you an analog stream for your TV ears. If your receiver cannot output the hdmi audio along with the video, then you can insert it between the source you want and the receiver (the downside to this scenario is you only get the option of that one source, as opposed to all the sources connected to your receiver with the first option)
1868851
Yes. This unit has coax (F-connector) digital audio in and converts it to optical cable digital audio out. My unit works perfectly.
107194
Depending on what you wish to accomplish, yes. This unit strips the audio from the HDMI stream, allowing you to possibly capture the audio and video separately
872935
Yes It has two HDMI outputs. Both outputs have video and audio signals while output B has an additional digital audio output for 5.1Ch home theater.
41460
Everything is HDMI and I run my TV through this unit, giving me surround sound. No HDMI switchers, my TV, which is also Samsung automatically plays through it. I don't know about optical, I just use HDMI and it controls everything.
109929
No, optical cords are for audio only. Usually people will run component video, or S video. If you're going to do the HDMI there's no need for the optical.
739736
Yes, 1 HDMI & 1 optical, I looked. Internet content like Netflix & Sony rentals will play in Surround Sound, if the program was recorded in surround sound. It still plays otherwise, but you don't hear the speaker effects and not as loud.
2006756
All HDMI ports and cables will carry both audio and video signals. That's the convenience of HDMI. One cable does it all. Although the monitor has speakers, I wouldn't expect any quality sound from them. They're very small and have no audio range whatsoever.
430113
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.
2093797
Should be able to. I haven't tried that setup but both cables do carry both video and sound.
1550989
it can be. There's a menu item in the setup menu called "HDMI Setup". In there you can enable pass through for one source at a time.
347296
Yes, so for instance if you have a setup like mine, and you want to transmit digital audio over your HDMI and DisplayPort connections from your computer, as I do from my Nvidia card, you can use this cable to do so. I get audio from both connections. DVI in contrast won't send audio. I have mine connected to my AV receiver, sends both video and audio just fine, same as using HDMI. This is HDMI 1.3 though, so you don't get 1.4 features like 4K res, ethernet and return audio, but I don't need any of that, yet.
25173
My question to you is "If you are hooking up with an HDMI cable, why are you also using and optical cable?". HDMI carries the complete spectrum of audio and does not require an additional audio cable. You may be confusing either the player and/or your audio receiver.
1446284
I don't think so. All I know is that if you connect the HDMI cable from the TV to the surround system (or any other type of box) both hi-def sound and video will transmit.
779501
No I use the HD cable and then set audio to ARC, though the optical cable is an option.
2066740
The receiver does handle audio from HDMI sources. There is no need for optical or coaxial digital connections to get audio from HDMI sources.