Re: Connection question re: HDMI and Surround Sound

On Nov 5, 2:26 pm, "err...@xxxxxxxxx" <err...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Nov 5, 9:40 am, jtpryan <jtpr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just bought an HDTV and will be getting my cable installed
tomorrow. Now, they say when they come over they connect the box to
my TV with an HDMI cable. That's fine, but will pump the audio
through my TV. I don't have HDMI on my receiver. So, is there a way
to get the best of both worlds, the picture via HDMI and the sound
through my surround sound receiver? Is it as simple as just
connecting the optical out from the cable DVR (assuming it has one, my
old one did) to my receiver and the cable box will simply send audio
to both devices so I can just select the receiver and turn off the TV
sound when I want it, or the reverse when I don't care and want the
audio through the TV?

Thanks,
Jim

I have similar situation, and would like to do the simplest thing and
the most logical connection.
Connect your DVR if it has the optical-out into your optical input in
your receiver, and let this digital in/out connection producing the
best quality sound you ever get.
Don;t bother to get the TV speaker output working together with the
surround sound receiver. It has small wattage output compared to your
system.

All the best!

Erry

I see. That way I'll still get the benifit of the digital video, and
the optical sound.

-Jim

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