Re: Better Sound HDMI or Optical



wbertram wrote:

Why the TVs all do this is a design oversight. The TVs can detect and convert the 5.1 Audio in the HDTV signal and send it out over the optical cable, so they should also be able to do the same with the 5.1 Audio received via an HDMI cable. Poor Design!


Having finally connected a TOSLINK cable between ny Sony TV and AVR, the TV passes DD5.1 to the AVR when I'm watching HD OTA. My AVR frontal display shows the current audio format, changing between the program and embedded commercials from time to time. I never knew some commercials are using DD5.1 audio along with HD video content.

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